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Offering cash for votes is quite common – but here’s why it doesn’t work
Money or other material benefits are often not enough to override a voter’s preferences and partisanship.
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El Niño is threatening California’s fragile coast again – the 1982-83 El Niño opened eyes to the serious erosion risks
The destructive 1982-83 El Niño, then the strongest on record, eroded cliffs, leaving homes hanging precariously over the edges. A coastal scientist explains the…
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Human rights could improve – or worsen – based on how nations use the UN treaty against cybercrime
If the treaty enters into force, responsible nations will have to carefully monitor how other countries use it.
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Horror’s monsters find new meaning with queer and trans audiences – how ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ dissects identity
Horror as a genre has traditionally been rife with transphobia and homophobia. But LGBTQ+ fans love it anyway.
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What the failed attack on an Illinois temple reveals about anti-Hindu hate in the United States
Hostility toward Hindu worship practices draws on a long history of prejudice portraying the faith’s followers as idolaters, argues a scholar of Hindu studies.
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Japan’s expensive funerals and declining birth rates are transforming ancestral traditions
With fewer people to care for their ancestors’ graves, many in Japan are looking for innovative solutions.
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Why the political ambition gap between men and women persists even at the local level
Women are less ambitious for local office than men, mirroring an ambition gap that exists at the state and federal level, too. A group…
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Built for boats, adrift on land: Bangladesh’s Bede community struggles with a fixed-address system
Bangladesh’s traditionally nomadic Bede community faces severe displacement from floods and eroding rivers. Lacking fixed addresses, they struggle to access citizenship documents, healthcare, and…
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How a civic tech platform is helping women in Serbia get home safely
“Many incidents of harassment, intimidation, or discomfort in public spaces never become official complaints. Some women do not believe reporting will lead to change.”