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The dire conditions that brought waves of Cubans to the US in the 1980s and 1990s are again escalating on the communist island, provoked by Trump-era sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Donald Trump's ticket to the White House was a coarse version of populism. Will his successors in the GOP be different – or simply present a more polished version of his antagonistic rhetoric?
Kindergarten enrollment dropped 16% this year, according to an NPR survey of 60 school districts across 20 states.
A set of efforts that registered 800,000 new voters since 2018 may have been the key to Georgia turning blue in a presidential election for the first time since 1992.
Les résultats d’une enquête récente montrent que la participation électorale des Noirs américains de moins de 30 ans aura un rôle déterminant dans la présidentielle américaine.
By picking Kamala Harris, a Black running mate, Biden may have brought younger Black Americans, who now comprise a critical set of swing voters, over to his side.
In current demonstrations, there are echos of a civil rights era catchphrase: People are 'sick and tired of being sick and tired.'
It's a myth that Black voters represent monolithic support for Democrats. A recent survey shows that young Black Americans in swing states have big reservations about Joe Biden, Democrats and voting.
For US parents, the health, economic and social crisis the COVID-19 pandemic brought about is compounded by the difficult if not impossible task of working, caring for and educating kids.
While nursing homes have accounted for more than half of COVID-19 deaths in some states, they've barely been a factor in others. Three experts explain why.
The first day of public impeachment testimony was defined, in part, by strongly worded statements from Representatives Adam Schiff and Devin Nunes.
Part of a law that goes into effect in New York state on Aug. 14 allows victims more time sue in civil court. Epstein's victims can still go after his estate.
How can a community decide the direction it should go, if its members cannot even agree on where they are? Two political scientists say the growing phenomenon of dueling facts threatens democracy.
The Trump administration has declared the most severe new sanctions against Cuba since President John F. Kennedy imposed an economic embargo banning all trade with the communist island in 1962.
Two scholars examine days of parliamentary debate to learn how British MPs talk about the 'Irish backstop' and maintaining peace in Northern Ireland.
While the first year of college can be stressful, using the time between high school graduation and the college drop-off to prepare can help ease the transition, two educators say in a new book.
Many of the men and women who left homes in the West to join ISIS or similar terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq as fighters or supporters now want to come home. Should they be allowed back?
Working class families have struggled for years to afford quality child care. Could the newly proposed Child Care for Working Families Act make a difference? A child care policy scholar weighs in.
Cuban exiles in the US may soon be able to sue companies that use property seized from them in the Cuban revolution. If Trump moves to allow that, it could slow economic development in Cuba.
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Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, American University School of Public Affairs
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Assistant Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Director of the Center for Environmental Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
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Professor of Government and Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University School of Public Affairs
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Associate Professor, American University School of Public Affairs
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Professorial Lecturer, Department of Justice, Law & Criminology, American University School of Public Affairs
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Assistant Professor, Department of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Director, Project on Civil Discourse, American University School of Public Affairs
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Assistant professor of government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Research Fellow, American University School of Public Affairs
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Assistant Professor of Public Administration & Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
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Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
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Assistant Professor of Justice, Law & Criminology, American University School of Public Affairs
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Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
