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Kate Manne on why female candidates get ruled "unelectable" so quickly
"Electability isn’t a static social fact, it’s a social fact we’re constructing."
Drones, Journalists and Hackathons - There's Research on That
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Klobuchar non-committal on impeaching Trump: "I’m not going to predispose things"
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar was noncommittal about whether President Donald Trump should be impeached for what is detailed in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, telling an audience in New Hampshire that she doesn’t...
‘I Want What My Male Colleague Has, and That Will Cost a Few Million Dollars’
Women at the Salk Institute say they faced a culture of marginalization and hostility. The numbers from other elite scientific institutions suggest they’re not alone.
Alabama museum to receive soil from 1906 Springfield square lynchings
Springfield soil will join jars from 4,000 lynching sites around the country
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Impeachment Process Against Trump
She called for the Democratic-led House to begin an impeachment effort based on evidence that Mr. Trump attempted to undermine the special counsel’s inquiry.
Simply Having a Gay Straight Alliance Reduces Suicide Risk for All Students
In schools with GSAs heterosexual boys were half as likely to attempt suicide
OPINION: I Started The Conversation On Joe Biden — Stop Twisting My Words And Start Talking About Consent
Many have tried to excuse and explain away Biden’s inappropriate behavior. It’s time for a real conversation on consent.
Anti-Muslim Sentiment in America
Very excited to announce that Social Problems has accepted our paper using American Mosaic Project data, collected here at the University of Minnesota, analyzing the sources and nature of anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. Building...
Penny Edgell
Excited that work with @jgerteis and @hartm021 on Anti-Muslim sentiment has been accepted for publication by @socprobsjournal . Woot! Read all about it here
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The long way home again: Cory Booker returns to Newark for his 2020 campaign
Sen. Cory Booker, the high-profile Democrat who entered the 2020 race after a near-decade-long journey to be the second African-American president, returned to Newark.
Which Democratic presidential candidates have released their tax returns?
It's fewer than you might think.
Ilhan Omar to introduce bill to end Donald Trump's "hateful Muslim ban"
"It is time for Congress to act to overturn the Muslim Ban and stand against religious discrimination," a letter signed by more than 400 groups backing the No Ban Act says.
Latest poll suggests tide is turning on sulfide mining
It appears the tide may have turned on copper-nickel mining in Minnesota, and that’s going to have ramifications in both the DFL primary and in the general election this fall. As we reported last …
46% of whites worry becoming a majority-minority nation will 'weaken American culture,' survey says
By 2050, the U.S. population will have a nonwhite majority. A Pew survey found 46 percent of white people fear that will "weaken U.S. culture."
What is Legal Islam? A Look at the Intersection of Religion and Law
The US court system may not seem like a place that could shape how those practice their religion—but assistant professor Aisha Ghani’s research has found that the way Islam is brought into court can affect Muslim practices in America.
The American Church's Complicity in Racism: A Conversation with Jemar Tisby
Tisby discusses his new book, "The Color of Compromise."