For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of…
In an eleventh-hour twist, Sen. Rand Paul protested the costs of Congress’ latest budget deal and briefly shut down the federal government…
Over 20 percent of prison and jail inmates in the United States are currently awaiting trial, but little is known about the impact of pre-…
Miles Rapoport on the importance of the North Carolina redistricting decision and the constitutionality of partisan political maps.
Community targeting of vote payments - defined as the saturation of entire neighborhoods with cash prior to elections - is widespread in…
Democratic accountability relies on the ability of citizens to reward and punish politicians in elections. Electoral institutions, such as…
“Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for…
“A story of family identity and belonging follows an Indian family through the marriage of their daughter, from the parents’ arrival in the…
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“Raised by a single mother in an impoverished neighborhood in Los Angeles, Patrisse Khan-Cullors experienced firsthand the prejudice and…
“What does it mean to be a believing Christian and a Midwesterner in an increasingly secular America where the cultural capital is…