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Immigrants share democratic basic values, international study finds

Migrants in Europe stand by the basic values of democracy, according to a new study conducted by a research team led by Professor Marc Helbling, sociologist at the University of Mannheim focusing on Migration and […]

Populist parties choose divisive issues on purpose, researchers say

Populists use controversial issues to a far greater extent than other issues to promote their political messages. This is deliberate.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi

Routine congressional oversight hearings usually don’t make headlines. Historically, these often low-key events have been the sorts of things you catch only on C-SPAN – procedural, polite and largely ignored outside the Beltway.This article is […]

Older adults share more political misinformation. Here’s why.

Adults aged 55 and older are significantly more likely to share political misinformation than younger social media users. And it’s not because they’re unable to discern fake news from real news, according to new University […]

Researchers unite to frame deportations as a national health crisis

Current U.S. immigration enforcement and deportation policies are producing widespread harm to physical and mental health, with family separation and the specters of fear and intimidation affecting the well-being of immigrant and non-immigrant communities.This article […]

Is it ok for politicians to use AI? Survey shows where the public draws the line

New survey evidence from the UK and Japan shows people are open to MPs using AI as a tool, but deeply resistant to handing over democratic decisions to machines.This article is brought to you by […]

Online child sexual exploitation is a rising but misunderstood threat—here’s what the experts want you to know

Australians filed over 80,000 reports of online child sexual abuse last financial year, more than double the 36,600 reports in 2021/22.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Voting behavior in elections strongly linked to future risk of death

Voting behavior in elections is strongly linked to the future risk of death, and is likely a stronger determinant of health than education—considered a key influence on health—suggests research published online in the Journal of […]

The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we’re ill-prepared to combat it

As satellite technology surges ahead and space becomes increasingly accessible to private and state actors alike, the new and unsettling threat of space terrorism looms above Earth’s atmosphere.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Rape culture is a problem for everyone. Here are three ways to tackle it

Rape, as a crime, is widely deplored. Society and media condemn rapists, and rape and other sexually-related crimes carry potentially heavy prison sentences when perpetrators are convicted. So why, given this apparent intolerance for rape, […]