Argentina's already fragile economy is now taking a beating from nature, as the worst drought in almost 100 years decimates critical soy, wheat and corn production.
Environment
Apr 6, 2023
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Most people think democracy is something that adults do and regard the prospect of children voting as too silly to even contemplate. In the early 20th century, many democracies began (ostensibly) operating with universal ...
Social Sciences
Dec 28, 2022
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Attempts to stop voters getting to polling stations, increase waiting times to place a ballot or add restrictions on who can vote are becoming issues in democracies around the world.
Political science
Nov 21, 2022
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3
Soon after the first results had been declared in the 2020 US midterm elections it became clear that the "red wave" of Republican victories many pundits had thought would hand them control of both houses of Congress was not ...
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2022
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A new paper in the Journal of the European Economic Association, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that the extension of voting rights can reduce political violence. The researcher finds this by looking at the ...
Political science
Oct 6, 2022
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A northern Swiss region will vote Sunday on whether non-human primates should enjoy some of the same basic fundamental rights as their human cousins.
Other
Feb 10, 2022
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The voting rights of people with felony convictions is a controversial issue across many U.S. states—not least because many people assume expanding those rights could significantly affect election outcomes. A study by MIT ...
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2022
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American diversity is in the spotlight as racial discrimination in the United States reemerges as a major topic of public discussion, touching everything from education to housing to policing.
Social Sciences
Oct 14, 2021
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In March 2020, 83,000 New Jersey residents who had been ineligible to vote became eligible when a new law took effect restoring voting rights for people on parole or probation who had previously been convicted of felonies.
Social Sciences
Aug 3, 2021
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3
A recent national survey from University of Illinois Chicago researchers found strong consensus both across and within white and Black populations in the U.S., and transcending political party lines, when freedom of speech, ...
Political science
Jun 30, 2021
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