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Just Because You Don’t Believe in Conspiracy Theories Doesn’t Mean You’re Always Right
From the Salem witch trials to the Astroworld disaster, conspiracy theories and reformist narratives have battled for dominance in the American consciousness.
Train the Police to Keep the Peace, Not Turn a Profit
A Times investigation sheds light on an unjust practice.
Europe Made a Deadly Bargain With Autocrats. Here’s What Happened.
The chaos at the Belarus-Poland border is partly of the European Union’s making.
Long Live Participatory Socialism!
I used to believe socialism was a failed idea. But then capitalism went too far. Now, I believe we need a socialism that is decentralized, federal and democratic, ecological, multiracial and feminist.
Neoliberalism wrecked our chance to fix the climate crisis – and leftwing statements of faith have changed nothing
Atmospheric carbon does not care about culture war. Neither should we.
The Guardian view on vaccine justice: what the world needs now
While some in the west are triple-dosed, the vast majority of health workers in Africa remain unprotected. Gestures won’t close the gulf.
The Bad Guys Are Winning
If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse.
Electoral Choice in Multidimensional Party Systems
The authors find that “by factoring in the measurement of issue dimensions, economic issues have a stronger impact than recognized using previous methodologies, with more modest cultural influences on voting. Moreover, there are significant cross-over effects of the two cleavages in voters’ choices” (Berning and Dalton, 2021).
The Uses of Sanctions in Foreign Policy: Nicaragua’s Elections 2021
"Feinberg, professor at the University of California, San Diego, and former official in the White House and State and Treasury Departments, argues that the Biden administration and others in the international community face an urgent decision: “With a rational appraisal of [their] limited leverage, how far can they push [President Daniel] Ortega to yield some of his advantages?” (Feinberg, 2021).
Social Media, News Consumption, and Polarization: Evidence from a Field Experiment
The authors demonstrate that “exposure to pro-attitudinal news increases affective polarization compared to counter-attitudinal news”, yet shows that “individuals are not easily persuaded by the political leaning of their news exposure”, thus suggesting a “ long-term increase in affective polarization, without an equivalent change in political opinions (Mason 2015)”.
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