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Trump supporters seeking more violence could target state capitols during inauguration – here’s how cities can prepare
Trump-inspired mob at U.S. Capitol follows a familiar path of election violence
Gabrielle Bardall, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Robert Huish, Dalhousie University The siege of the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters follows identifiable paths and patterns of election violence seen around the world. Election violence is rarely spontaneous. It is intentionally organized in order to influence the process and outcome of elections. It is not a coup, but it is a close cousin. Coups are about change in power, often with a military backing. Election violence begins in three clear
With Harris pick, Biden reaches out to young Black Americans
Sam Fulwood III, American University and David C. Barker, American University School of Public Affairs With his choice of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, Joe Biden may have helped bring young Black Americans to his side on Election
Can Joe Biden ‘heal’ the United States? Political experts disagree
Arie Kruglanski, University of Maryland and Robert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University Editor’s note: When Joe Biden becomes president on Jan. 20, 2021, he will lead a fractured nation whose political factions are separated by a chasm. In his victory speech,
Why friendships are falling apart over politics
Melanie Green, University at Buffalo Former Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia were on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Yet despite their obvious legal disagreements, the liberal Ginsburg once described herself and the conservative Scalia as
Fox News viewers write about ‘BLM’ the same way CNN viewers write about ‘KKK’
Mark Kamlet, Carnegie Mellon University; Ashique KhudaBukhsh, Carnegie Mellon University, and Tom Mitchell, Carnegie Mellon University It’s no secret that U.S. politics has become highly polarized. Even so, there are probably few living Americans who ever witnessed anything that quite