Once again, Washington finds itself in a completely avoidable mess. The federal government is shut down, not because Republicans refused to act, but because Democrats chose politics over people. House ...

Researchers have found our emotions toward politics not only play on our minds, but shape how our bodies respond to political experiences, even driving political participation higher. The new study, ...

“Recognizing this shared experience could foster greater empathy and reduce dehumanization across the political divide,” study co-author Oriel FeldmanHall said Brian Anthony Hernandez joined PEOPLE in ...

According to national surveys conducted in 2017 and 2020 by Kevin B. Smith, a professor of political science at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 40 percent of U.S. adults cited politics as a major ...

There was no Labor Day holiday for Chicago criminals, who murdered nine people and wounded another 51; most (if not all) were black or brown people with names and stories we will never know. Meanwhile ...

Does politics stress you out? Did the last election cause you to lose sleep, lose your temper or lose a friend? If so, you weren’t alone. For the better part of two decades, the American Psychological ...

As Republicans and Democrats gear up for the midterm elections next year, they're each losing ground with a group that may be key in determining control of Congress: young voters. Gen Z and millennial ...

Diversity among students and researchers is a common goal across academia. This has been driven by a desire to increase opportunities for the historically marginalised in higher education – moving ...

Yale political theorist Hélène Landemore has a soft spot for shy people — the wallflowers least likely to seek or desire power. She believes shy people should play a bigger role in governing. In fact, ...

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Three in 10 people now say that Americans may have to resort to violence to get the country back on track, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. To be sure, a strong majority disagree with that ...