For decades, Bangladesh had a very vibrant – and highly political – rock scene. But the genre is struggling to survive the country’s crackdown on dissent and increasing Islamic conservatism.
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With Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, many predict that the court will move to the right on issues from abortion to gun rights. But Supreme Court rulings are often not the last word on a matter.
Research shows that access to urban green space makes people and neighborhoods healthier. But parks can’t work their magic if their design ignores the needs of nearby communities.
Any amateur politician can engage in lying. President Donald Trump is going further than that. He’s engaging in ‘post-truth’.
Researchers have analyzed data from the last 50 years of medals to learn what presidents consider important and what legacy they hope to leave behind.
Two trucks carrying migrants have gone missing in Veracruz, Mexico. A witness says that ‘65 children and seven women were sold’ to a band of armed men. Other caravan members have reached the border.
The system allows voters to pick their first, second- and third-choice candidates – and could encourage more civil campaigns.
While a record number of women are headed to Congress, a number of conservative measures passed across states. What explains this?
The Voting Rights Act offers language assistance for voters with limited English proficiency. What can we learn from an Idaho county’s experience offering foreign-language ballots?
With all the drama between Trump and Kim, it’s easy to forget that the US is not the only nation involved in denuclearizing North Korea. China is hugely influential — but it’s not clear quite how.
Police practices like stop and frisk are often criticized as racial profiling. But it can be tricky to figure out from the data which officers are the worst offenders.
It was ‘the Good War,’ the ‘war to end all wars.’ So why has World War I been largely forgotten by Americans?
He was a champion for ‘law and order’ policies at the highest level.
Research shows that women work more collaboratively than men in groups and create more inclusive solutions to thorny problems. More women in Washington could bridge America’s yawning partisan divide.
Big city mayors with serious commitments to limiting greenhouse gases did well at the polls on Tuesday.
In the next Congress, white men will make up 60 percent of the House and 71 percent of the Senate – a historic low.
Veterans of past wars have long been at the forefront of peace advocacy in the United States.
A survey shows the newest generation on the voting block is extremely cynical, and that drove record numbers of them out to vote.
In Iowa, almost 40 percent of residents can’t afford the basic cost of living. That was the setting for the 2018 midterm elections, where rural voters are suffering along with their communities.
Record high Latino participation shows this growing voter segment will turn out for parties and politicians who tackle issues they care about. That’s a big lesson for 2020 – and not just for Dems.
New research shows that when ex-offenders are told they’re able to vote, their attitudes about democracy and justice improve.
Two-thirds of all US states now have some kind of legal pot, and support for legalization has never been higher. But ballot initiatives can only take legalization so far, researchers say.
Here’s a riddle: What’s the dominant image of the 2018 election campaign? There isn’t one. But there are many.
Two accomplished women are running against each other to replace Sen. Jeff Flake.
In many places across the US, law prohibits people with felony convictions to serve on juries. Research puts the thinking behind these laws to the test.