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“#COVID, politics and voting by mail” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The topic of mail-in voting has been top news lately, with Democrats touting its benefits early in the pandemic while some Republicans, President Trump in particular, insisted that the method is rife with fraud, a claim with no evidence to support it. Then came the…
“#Survey finds election concerns vary by race, education levels, party affiliation” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Although most voters say they believe that voting will be safe and that their ballot will be counted despite the coronavirus pandemic, those who question election safety and some who question election integrity appear less likely to vote, according to…
“#When good intentions aren’t enough: Where New Zealand’s border quarantine system really went wrong” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has shown a remarkable grasp of fine detail and an ability to communicate it under pressure. But short of monitoring every flight, border interaction and hotel perimeter herself, she must rely on various…
“#New voting laws continue disenfranchisement, put elections administrators in difficult positions, study finds” Credit: Pexels.com In the years since a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court ruling struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, some states have passed laws that have made it more difficult for minority and low-income Americans to vote. Those…
“#The partisan pandemic: Do we now live in alternative realities?” Data collected in May/June 2016. Credit: Chart: The Conversation CC-BY-ND Source: Robbett and Matthews 2018 Politics can divide even friends and families. When this happens, we like to tell ourselves that the explanation lies in honest differences in values and preferences. From this standpoint, friends…
“#Research challenges popular belief that ‘unbridled ambition’ costs female candidates votes” Recently-announced Democratic running mate to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris. Credit: Gage Skidmore/WikiCommons. New research looking at voters’ perception of gender and aspiration suggests that voters do not penalize ambitious women candidates seeking political office, contrary to popular belief. The study, published in the US…
“#Nature and nurture both contribute to gender inequality in leadership, but that doesn’t mean patriarchy is forever” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Kamala Harris’ candidacy as vice president of the United States provoked familiar criticism, based in part on her identity as a woman. Critics find her too angry, too confident, too competitive. But when women…
“#Female led countries’ COVID-19 outcomes ‘systematically and significantly better’” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Female national leaders locked down earlier and suffered half as many COVID deaths on average as male leaders, according to analysis across 194 countries by the University of Liverpool. With New Zealand now the first country to record zero cases over consecutive…
“#Hit ’em where it hurts – how economic threats are a potent tool for changing people’s minds about the Confederate flag” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Activists nationwide have resumed demanding the removal of statues and symbols that are considered racially offensive—such as of slave owners, Confederate leaders and the Confederate flag. The requests—and related boycotts…
“#Wealthy turn anti-immigrant when their riches are threatened” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Anti-immigration sentiment rises when affluent people fear losing their wealth, a psychological study has found. The University of Queensland’s Professor Jolanda Jetten said harsh attitudes towards immigrants were found in times of economic downturn and relative deprivation—and also in prosperous times. “Affluent people…