In The News: Department of Political Science
Climate change is knocking at our door, from deadly wildfires near Lake Tahoe to extreme storms like Hurricane Ida.
One thing that people across the political spectrum agree on is that powerful forces threaten our political institutions and rights.
New research from the Boston Fed argues that the racial wealth gap may be smaller and more stable than thought.
In May, things were looking up. Today, conditions on the ground have forced a reassessment.
In May, things were looking up. Today, conditions on the ground have forced a reassessment.
Presidents of Taiwan are rarely well known in the international community. Lee Tung-hui was an exception.
Political and population trends are colliding as the steadily escalating tension between red states and their blue cities across the Sun Belt is reaching a breaking point over the volatile issue of school masking.
The consequences of the 2020 Artsakh War produced two expansive modes of crises in Armenia, one specific to the country’s security architecture, and the other specific to domestic political stability.
More than eight months after Gov. Steve Sisolak shocked many in Nevada’s higher education world by floating the idea of breaking the state’s four community colleges off into their own governing board, nearly all parties are still waiting for the other shoe to drop.
More than eight months after Gov. Steve Sisolak shocked many in Nevada’s higher education world by floating the idea of breaking the state’s four community colleges off into their own governing board, nearly all parties are still waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Our country’s path to political influence involves defecting from your hometown and congregating in one of a handful of wealthy neighborhoods. It’s undermining trust in government — and corroding our democracy.
Maria Nieto Orta was driving home to Las Vegas last week from a family vacation in Utah when she found out about a federal judge’s decision to close the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, to first-time applicants.