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Georgia’s first female African American gubernatorial nominee ran a radically progressive campaign that should have been anathema to voters in a deep-red state. Instead, she may have provided a blueprint for her party to win in the South.
Ranked-choice voting — where voters rank all the candidates rather than opting for a single one — could lead to greater diversity and representation of views for both voters and candidates at the ballot box. New York joins a growing list of municipalities moving in this direction.
The harrowing trail of toxic nutrients in farm country water.
Thousands continue to endure hours-long wait times for early in-person voting in Georgia.
What the coronavirus teaches us about the universal consequences of inequality.
When speed matters more than anything, especially in cardiac arrest, drones save the day. Welcome to the future of emergency medicine.
One of America’s largest voting-machine companies admits to pre-installing vulnerable remote-access software on some of its sensitive election equipment sold to states and counties.
The syndrome is mysterious, the attempts to deny its existence, not so much. For decades, the US has been secretly studying ways to exploit a similar phenomenon.
It’s worse in context.
Five years ago, a US Supreme Court decision had the practical effect of making it harder to vote in many states. Americans are still dealing with the consequences, and it’s only getting worse.
Viktor Orbán — far-right America’s favorite culture warrior — looks headed for a fourth term as leader of Hungary’s illiberal democracy.
The widespread adoption of surveillance-based business practices by tech giants Amazon, Google, and Facebook poses an existential threat to a democratic capitalist society.