‘Dark money’ and negative advertising are distorting the US political process
any Americans hoped for a new era in US politics when Congress passed the bipartisan McCain-Feingold bill on campaign finance reform in 2002. The Campaign […]
Media Unlocked: Pelosi’s Taiwan visit reveals the rot in US’ political system
On August 2, Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US Congress, paid a high-profile visit, in a military aircraft, to Taiwan. Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party […]
Polarization Research Lab to Study Political Animosity
To understand where partisan animosity comes from and what can be done to address it, Sean Westwood, an associate professor of government, and researchers from the […]
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Franken calls for ‘country over party’ during Soapbox speech
Democrat Michael Franken, wearing a U.S. Navy baseball cap, addressed a rain-drenched crowd at the Iowa State Fair Monday. “We need to put country over party,” he said. […]
Russian man spent years as puppeteer behind US political groups
A Russian man orchestrated a yearslong effort to puppeteer political groups in Florida, Georgia and California to sow discord in the US, spread pro-Russia propaganda and meddle […]
In Alaska, Sarah Palin’s Political Comeback Stirs Debate Among Voters
WASILLA, Alaska — At one of her hometown churches in a mountainous valley of south-central Alaska, Sarah Palin’s star has dimmed lately. In the small […]
Centrists to launch Forward, new third US political party
Dozens of former Republican and Democratic officials will announce a new national political third party to appeal to millions of voters they say are dismayed […]
Americans have increasingly negative views of those in the other political party
The age of Trump has been hotly polarizing in a country that was already seeing its social fabric stretched thin. A large Pew survey out this […]
The New Era of Political Violence Is Here
I’ve been thinking about the threats against law enforcement and Trump’s barely veiled warning to Attorney General Merrick Garland about a “country on fire.” We should no longer wonder […]
Donald Trump savors his revenge against the Republicans who supported his impeachment
Donald Trump neither forgets nor forgives. When the House of Representatives voted in favor of his second impeachment, which would take place in the Senate […]