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Voters of all ages come to climate policies with different views, and those views are not always tied to party affiliation. Scott Olson/Getty Images

5 lessons from 20 years of climate surveys: Political party matters, but it doesn’t explain everything

Why would a young Republican back solar but reject a carbon tax? Twenty years of survey data shows climate opinion is more complex than party labels suggest.
Javon Jackson, center, was able to register to vote following passage of a 2019 Nevada law that restored voting rights to formerly incarcerated individuals. AP Photo/John Locher

The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons

At least 20 million Americans have served time. Most of them can’t or don’t vote, and that may distort some election outcomes, a political scientist argues.
Neither of these men – US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin – likes being held accountable by the press. Contributor/Getty Images

Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well‑known steps toward autocracy

President Donald Trump’s threats against independent media and free speech look a lot like the actions of autocrats elsewhere intent on undermining the institutions meant to keep them in check.
An active service member used this election war ballot cover to mail in a vote in the 1944 presidential election. National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Americans have had their mail‑in ballots counted after Election Day for generations − a Supreme Court ruling could end the practice

29 states allow mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted days after an election. A case before the Supreme Court could take that decision away from the states.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau checks his phone at the United Nations general assembly in New York in September 2022. Politicians face a deluge of online abuse, prompting some to block people from seeing their social media accounts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Should Canadian politicians be allowed to block their constituents on social media?

Social media platforms serve as modern public forums where democratic debates take place.

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