Are Republicans and Democrats driven by hatred of one another? Less than you think
When it comes to attitudes and behaviors among members of American political parties, the conventional wisdom is that hate is stronger than love.
When it comes to attitudes and behaviors among members of American political parties, the conventional wisdom is that hate is stronger than love.
Political science
May 20, 2022
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Back in April 1994, the world watched a remarkable event: South Africa's first democratic election with universal suffrage. The country whose Apartheid system had legalized racial segregation since the late 1940s went to ...
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
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COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of 1 million Americans—a grim milestone made worse by the fact that probably a third of those fatalities could have been avoided. Estimates suggest that more than 318,000 deaths from the ...
Political science
May 18, 2022
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Renewable energy transition won't come fast enough to solve the climate crisis—we also need to reduce global energy consumption, according to new research from UNSW Sydney.
Environment
Apr 28, 2022
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine kicked up a maelstrom of misinformation—some produced by strategic Russian propaganda campaigns, and some by anonymous websites or nefarious think tanks.
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2022
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Last month, former carbon market watchdog Andrew MacIntosh blew the whistle on Australia's carbon offset market. He described the scheme as a "rort" with up to 80% of carbon offsets "markedly low in integrity."
Environment
Apr 25, 2022
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Climate policies could be the next target for right-wing populist parties as the cost of energy soars, researchers into the links between climate policy and political parties warn.
Political science
Apr 14, 2022
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Within two months, Australians will vote in a federal election. It comes after a political term marked by major societal challenges, including catastrophic drought, bushfires and floods.
Political science
Mar 14, 2022
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A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert who studies the intersection of labor unions and politics has found that political parties whose manifestos contained greater percentages of pro-worker ...
Political science
Feb 28, 2022
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A new study has found that calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus"—a term rejected by health officials and tied to antagonism against people of Asian descent—did affect views of Americans who saw the term in a news article.
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2022
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