President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address on March 7, 2024.
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A rising number of Americans say that immigration is the country’s biggest problem. Biden called for Congress to pass a bipartisan border and immigration bill during his State of the Union.
Miners from different collieries gather in Port Talbot in April 1984.
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The strike saw different political factions uniting, which eventually led to a more collaborative form of politics in Wales.
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The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.
Kenya’s President William Ruto speaks at a climate summit in the US.
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Satire and humour have always been sites for popular engagement with the state in Kenya.
A protestor before a burning barricade during a clash at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, June 11, 2013.
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Throughout If We Burn, Vincent Bevins shows that “movements that cannot speak for themselves will be spoken for”.
A protester holds a placard reading ‘down with Ecowas’ during a rally in Bamako on 1 February 2024.
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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have much to lose if they cannot migrate to and from neighbouring countries in Ecowas.
Gearing up for the election.
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As many as 204 million Indonesians are registered to vote in what will be the world’s largest single-day election in 2024.
If you are what you eat, what does that mean for your politics?
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Polarization invades parts of Americans’ lives that really aren’t political, dividing society more deeply. That includes decisions about whether or not they like meatloaf or chili.
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Being rightwing involves specific beliefs about the world but is also linked to our genes and environment.
People receive crates of water in the aftermath of earthquakes in the Samandag district of Hatay, Turkey.
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Social workers encountered challenges in providing their services in the aftermath of the Turkey earthquakes, facing obstacles outside of their control.
Ecowas has struggled to handle a raft of military coups.
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The decision by the three countries could change the dynamics of Ecowas.
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Worldwide, young women are becoming more progressive than young men. It’s happening in Australia, too – with a twist. An analysis of the Australian Election Study yields surprising results.
The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales was set up in 2021 and has been gathering evidence since then.
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The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales acknowledges each option requires UK government involvement.
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Finding common ground is a crucial first step in overcoming differences of opinion and perspective.
People sometimes flub even when they’re trying to make things right.
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Apologies can easily go awry if they’re not made in a certain way.
President Félix Tshisekedi greets his supporters after his re-election in Kinshasa on 31 December 2023.
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Those who reject recourse to the courts in favour of street demonstrations are taking the wrong approach to the current democratic turning point.
Alf Bruseth, ‘Politician Coin Bank’ (1938).
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Why do so many Americans share the concern that success and integrity are in conflict, as if one comes at the expense of the other?
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The leader has been under increasing pressure on a number of fronts, chief among them the failure to disclose shares she held, prompting accusations of having a conflict of interest.
Mark Drakeford has been Wales’ first minister since 2018.
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What does the future hold for Wales and Welsh Labour in the wake of Drakeford’s resignation?
The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor saw civic education as foundational to democracy.
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The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor’s iCivics curriculum has been shown to boost knowledge of the political process.