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The Conversation - Politics

Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. Slaughter turbocharges presidential power - Graham G. Dodds, Concordia University

1 day ago

Washington DC's physical appearance has long been a battleground for competing national ideals and presidential visions -- Allison M. Prasch, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1 day ago

In 2 landmark decisions, the Supreme Court expands gun rights for concealed carry holders and casual drug users -- Morgan Marietta, University of Tennessee

4 days ago

The danger of US-Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out -- Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University

2 days ago

I study the Declaration of Independence, and here's why the colonists' grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later -- Robert Parkinson, Binghamton University, State University of New York

6 days ago

How the US Supreme Court decides its cases – a step-by-step guide -- Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst

7 days ago

Medication abortion: Decisions from federal courts, the FDA or Trump's Department of Justice could try to end access via telehealth -- Rachel Rebouché, The University of Texas at Austin

7 days ago

In deep-red Idaho, even Republicans break with Trump on farm labor -- Lisa Meierotto, Boise State University; Matthew May, Boise State University, and Rebecca Som Castellano, Boise State University

8 days ago

For Haitian women in Florida, the loss of TPS is more than an immigration law issue -- Ammcise Apply, Binghamton University, State University of New York

1 day ago

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Prediction markets are opening many new opportunities for unregulated insider trading and unethical bets – in the name of making a game out of politics -- Matt Motta, Boston University and Robert Ralston, University of Birmingham

15 days ago

Trump's US-Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the 'indivisibility problem' -- Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania

15 days ago

How money exchanges between House members shape the balance of power in Congress -- Mayank Kejriwal, University of Southern California

20 days ago

US indictment of Raúl Castro comes amid a long history of American aggression against Cuba -- Kevin A. Young, UMass Amherst

20 days ago

Americans keep voting for scandal-prone candidates because they just don't want the other party to win -- Charlie Hunt, Boise State University

8 days ago

How political leaders use combat spectacles to symbolize national power and purpose -- Scott Atran, University of Michigan

13 days ago

Conspiracy theories that emerged from a civil rights shooting 60 years ago resonate today -- Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis

18 days ago

How Fox News viewership increases belief in the anti-immigrant great replacement theory -- Adam Eichen, UMass Amherst; Jesse Rhodes, UMass Amherst, and Tatishe Nteta, UMass Amherst

23 days ago

Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment -- Anne Toomey McKenna, Penn State

1 day ago

The Constitution promises an interpreter for fair trials – US courts often can't deliver -- Carol Rose Little, University of Oklahoma

15 days ago

Can kids go to prison? A legal expert explains how young people can be tried and sentenced as adults -- Jay Blitzman, Northeastern University

23 days ago

Why a landmark Supreme Court ruling has failed to keep racial bias out of jury selection -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College

1 month ago

How a tiny Caribbean island made American independence possible -- R. Grant Gilmore III, College of Charleston

1 day ago

How out-of-work fishermen saved the American Revolution -- Christopher Magra, University of Tennessee

28 days ago

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, The Federalist remains an indispensable guide to understanding the constitutional system and the nation's enduring independence -- Jordan Cash, Michigan State University

23 days ago

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson disagreed about the American Revolution's meaning even as they lay dying -- Marianne Holdzkom, Kennesaw State University

1 month ago

Pennsylvania coroners refuse to release autopsy reports – and that hinders research on deaths in custody -- Jonah Walters, University of California, Los Angeles

7 days ago

How local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers' noise, pollution and rising electricity bills -- Rachel Mural, Harvard Kennedy School

13 days ago

Colorado criminal cases are dismissed at a higher rate when prosecutors face heavier workloads -- Rebecca Dunlea, UMass Lowell

14 days ago

How Pennsylvania towns are protecting themselves from the noise, heat and utility costs of massive data centers -- Michael Helbing, Penn State

20 days ago