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ICE officers and federal agents clash with protesters after the killing of Alex Pretti. Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

February 16, 2026

Atrocities take place in democratic nations as well as autocratic ones – our database has logged them all

David Cingranelli, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Skip Mark, University of Rhode Island

Forty years of data suggests atrocities are on the rise globally.

Only about 1 in 10 U.S. workers belong to unions today. champc/iStock via Getty Images Plus

July 31, 2025

Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality

Skip Mark, University of Rhode Island and Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. Louis

A research team’s findings suggest that when workers are free to advocate for better wages and benefits for themselves, it also benefits society as a whole.

Ukraine has a mixed human rights record over the past several decades, new data shows. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images

January 26, 2023

Ukraine has a mixed record of treating its citizens fairly – that could make it harder for it to maintain peace, once the war ends

David Cingranelli, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Skip Mark, University of Rhode Island

New data from 2000 through 2019 shows that Ukraine’s human rights record is better than Russia’s – but worse than that of its Western European neighbors.

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