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By Richard Forno, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County A warning about the threat of political violence before the 2022 midterm elections was issued to state and local law enforcement officials by...

By Thom Reilly, Professor & Co-Director, Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University As the U.S. moves closer to the 2022 midterm elections, a sizable number of Americans express a lack of confidence in...

With the end of democracy fast approaching the realization of what will take its place is beginning to settle in. A fascist America steeped in White Nationalism predicted with increasing frequency by pundits, politicians and scholars. While not yet conceding defeat,...

As Wisconsin prepares for midterm elections on November 8, clerks are reminding voters that full results are likely to take time, especially with so many people expected to vote absentee. Under Wisconsin law, clerks cannot start processing and counting absentee...

The Republican Party’s regressive policies are not just unpopular, but a new study released on October 26 suggests they are also deadly to those who live under them. Working-age mortality rates have been rising for decades across the United States, but premature...

By Karen Figueroa-Clewett, Lecturer, Agents of Change program, Department of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences With the general election drawing close, it is important to know your rights in case your...

By Michael J. Faber, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Texas State University As President Joe Biden’s approval ratings continue to hover around 40% and polls consistently show that most Americans do not want him to run for reelection, Biden’s spokespeople...

By Steven Webster, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Indiana University Regardless of whether they live in a red state or a blue state, identify as Democrats or Republicans, or claim to be ideologically liberal or conservative, Americans have one thing in...

By Sara Kamali, Professor, Creative Writing, University of California San Diego In September 2022, President Joe Biden convened a summit called “United We Stand” to denounce the “venom and violence” of white nationalism ahead of the midterm elections. His...

By Rachel Hadas, Professor of English, Rutgers University – Newark There seems to be no sense of shame or its cousin, guilt, in our time. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones tormented the parents of Sandy Hook’s murdered children by spreading the lie that the...

The power Latino voters could demonstrate in the November 8 midterm elections was the topic of a panel discussion at a Milwaukee Press Club on October 26. The subject is a complex. Increasing economic prosperity, immigration reform and access to education are issues...

By Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College Voters who want to cast their ballot on Election Day this November may be in for an unpleasant surprise, the very real possibility that they will be unable to...