Bart Bonikowski
Sociologist at @Harvard studying culture and politics, with a focus on nationalism and populism. 2018-19 @CASBSStanford Fellow.
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If you requested an absentee ballot in Wisconsin but now want to vote in person instead, here's what to do
In Wisconsin, voters can vote in-person even if they received an absentee ballot, as long as they didn't return it. Here's how.
Abortion protesters clash with nationalists protecting churches in Poland
As mass abortion protests continued for a fifth day, demonstratorss clashed with nationalists who pledged to defend churches from them.
Pack the Court, Save the Vote
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears poised to entrench minoritarian rule without the consent of the electorate.
Could Joe Biden Actually Bring America Back Together?
The former Vice-President has long valorized comity and respect in the political arena, but the country’s deepest cleavages are now imprinted on Americans’ party affiliations.
The Relentless Shrinking of Trump’s Base
As the population of white working-class voters continues to decline, these charts show how demographics are not on President Trump’s side in this election.
Bart Bonikowski
Useful demographic context for the GOP’s continued efforts at voter suppression. Continued minority rule is only possible when the game is rigged in your favor (the EC, Senate seat allocation, and illegitimate SCOTUS certainly help).
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Lawyers: We can't find parents of 545 kids separated by Trump admin
About two-thirds of the 1,000 plus parents separated from their kids under a 2017 pilot program were deported before a federal judge ordered they be found.
NBC Says Trump Will Hold Town Hall Meeting Thursday, Competing Against Biden
The candidates were set to debate on Thursday night until President Trump bowed out. Now they will take part in dueling town-hall-style meetings, with Joe Biden taking questions from voters on ABC.
It's Not 'Court Packing.' Don't Be A Moron and Call It That.
I wrote this tweet because I thought I would become apoplectic when I saw that some Democrats were referring to...
MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winners for 2020: The Full List
The MacArthur fellowships are awarded for “extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits.” Below are this year’s fellows.
The Election That Could Break America
If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him?
COVID-19’s Toll on People of Color is Worse Than We Knew
New data shows deaths from all causes—COVID and otherwise—have gone up 9 percent among White Americans, but more than 30 percent in communities of color.
The True Coronavirus Toll in the U.S. Has Already Surpassed 200,000
A New York Times analysis shows a high number of deaths above normal — with the most recent rise in excess deaths focused in the South and West.
Trump’s dream of a V-shape rebound slowly slips away
When the economy was slipping in the second quarter, Trump pumped up the third quarter. Now the high hopes are slowly deflating.