Society & Culture - Mar 16, 2011 14:07 - 2 Comments

Is choice just a mind game?

NYU (US) — By illuminating rational choice, game theory can expound on strategic questions in the humanities made by characters in a range of texts that include the Bible and Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. (more…)

Society & Culture - Feb 11, 2011 15:10 - 0 Comments

Military alliances keep the peace

RICE (US) — Countries that enter into defense pacts with other nations are less likely to be attacked—and are not more likely to attack others. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 27, 2011 15:49 - 2 Comments

In Congress, women outdeliver men

U. CHICAGO (US) — Women in the U.S. Congress deliver more federal projects to their home districts and sponsor more legislation than their male counterparts, a new study shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 18, 2011 11:20 - 2 Comments

Radical right party rolls into UK

U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — A radical right-leaning political party is gaining ground in the U.K. on an anti-immigration platform, following a trend seen in Austria, France, and Italy. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 18, 2010 10:52 - 16 Comments

Low-wage earners are more conservative

CORNELL (US) — As income inequity rises, support among the poor for government policies offering increased welfare help declines. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 27, 2010 11:18 - 1 Comment

Black youth plug in to politics

U. CHICAGO (US) — Stereotypes of black youth that they are politically detached and negatively influenced by rap music and videos are false, according to a new study. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 14, 2010 12:51 - 6 Comments

Say goodbye to suicide bombings

U. CHICAGO (US) — Contrary to popular belief, suicide bombings are not the result of religious fanaticism. The terrorist acts are a calculated response to occupations by outsiders, argues a new book. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 10, 2010 14:04 - 3 Comments

Why Americans believe Obama is a Muslim

MICHIGAN STATE (US)—A study that examined the psychological effects of smear campaigns finds there’s more than ignorance that motivates Americans to believe U.S. President Barack Obama is a Muslim. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 12, 2010 11:28 - 6 Comments

Tea Party sites far right of National Review?

U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US)—A new study of official Tea Party movement websites in almost a dozen states suggests the group’s political concerns lie beyond the American mainstream—and the conservative mainstream as well. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 19, 2010 12:42 - 1 Comment

Haiti quake reaction neglects history’s lessons

NYU (US)—International responses to rebuild Haiti after the January earthquake are unlikely to successfully transform the country, says New York University’s Millery Polyné, because these measures do not consider power, politics, and Haitian history—especially its relations with the United States. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 27, 2010 16:24 - 15 Comments

Some Tea Partiers less committed to equality?

U. WASH (US)—A recent phone survey of more than 1,000 people in seven states shows that whites who are strong supporters of the Tea Party movement are apparently less committed to freedom and equality than those who oppose or are unenthusiastic about the movement. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 9, 2010 13:37 - 48 Comments

Racial attitudes influence Tea Party movement

U. WASHINGTON (US)—A new survey finds that among whites, southerners are 12 percent more likely to support the Tea Party movement than whites in other parts of the United States and that conservatives are 28 percent more likely than liberals to support the effort. (more…)

Society & Culture - Feb 17, 2010 12:34 - 0 Comments

Good policy: Partisanship, smaller paychecks

U. ROCHESTER / STANFORD (US)—Government critics often call for more transparency and less pork barrel legislation, however, a new study finds that vigorous two-party competition and modest salaries for lawmakers provide the best guarantee for meaningful, broad-based governance. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 12, 2010 14:24 - 1 Comment

Black politics beyond Barack

EMORY—The era of post-Civil Rights Black politics didn’t start with Barack Obama, and won’t end with the 44th president, according to a new book featuring essays analyzing 10 leading young black politicians. (more…)

Society & Culture - Dec 2, 2009 17:32 - 8 Comments

Trust in government gets a no-vote

U. BUFFALO (US)—Ballot initiatives, long thought to encourage democratic citizenship, may actually have the opposite effect of fostering distrust in state government, a new study finds. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 14, 2009 17:12 - 0 Comments

Divvying up fair share of carbon emissions

“Most of the world’s emissions come disproportionately from the wealthy citizens of the world, irrespective of their nationality,” says physicist Shoibal Chakravarty, noting that many emissions come from lifestyles that involve airplane flights, car use and the heating and cooling of large homes. “We estimate that in 2008, half of the world’s emissions came from just 700 million people.”

Society & Culture - Jun 29, 2009 12:47 - 0 Comments

KGB notebooks yield clues to Cold War spies

“One thing that gave us confidence that the notebooks are genuine is the way it fits in with what we already know,” says Emory University political scientist and historian Harvey Klehr, who was the first American scholar to get access to KGB files (now closed) after the collapse of the U.S.S.R.

Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2009 16:04 - 0 Comments

Mexico says adiós to high health care costs

PRINCETON (US)—A program created to provide health care to 50 million Mexicans has been shown effective at reducing catastrophic costs, according to the largest health policy study of its kind. The success of Seguro Popular, which covers about as many people as are uninsured in America, could provide lessons for other countries, according to the study authors. (more…)

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