Elections are odd in 2020. Political scientists explain
Elections are strange in 2020. Political scientists offer guidance on conspiracy theories, democratic backsliding, and voting by mail.
yesterday • ~14 min
Tags: united-states democracy featured society-and-culture elections voters race-and-ethnicity
What are the odds your vote will not count?
MIT professor’s study quantifies how many mail-in ballots became “lost votes” in the 2016 U.S. federal election.
yesterday • ~8 min
Tags: politics research government school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences political-science voting-and-elections
Will Colorado bring back wolves? It's up to voters
For the first time in the US, a ballot measure will ask voters whether to restore wolves to a place where they've been eradicated. Coloradans have strong views on both sides.
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~11 min
Tags: livestock ranchers endangered-species colorado human-wildlife-conflict hunting wolves carnivores apex-predators us-west us-elections-2020 referendum ecological-restoration
What is HIPAA? 5 questions answered about the medical privacy law that protects Trump's test results and yours
A health law expert explains what the regulation does and doesn't protect.
Oct. 15, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: medical-records data-breaches health-data apple-watch fitbit 2020-us-elections privacy-law privacy-rights medical-privacy health-law privacy-policies genetic-databases privacy-laws medical-providers
How many votes will be counted after election night?
Study measures the “blue shift” from absentee and provisional ballots, underscores uncertainties of 2020 vote.
Oct. 15, 2020 • ~10 min
Tags: politics research government school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences political-science voting-and-elections
Prep yourself for vote shift after Election Day
President Donald Trump may appear to have the lead on election day and still lose solidly by the end of the week, experts say.
Oct. 13, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: united-states society-and-culture elections voters presidential-elections
Estonia is a 'digital republic' – what that means and why it may be everyone's future
Estonia has digitised 99% of its public services.
Oct. 7, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: internet interdisciplinarity elections blockchain voting estonia digital
The 2020 elections will determine which voices dominate public land debates
Republicans and Democrats take sharply different positions on managing US public lands, but there's solid consensus on some issues.
Oct. 6, 2020 • ~10 min
Tags: joe-biden donald-trump-administration national-parks national-wildlife-refuge oil-and-gas-exploration malheur-occupation national-monuments donald-trump-jr public-lands us-elections-2020
Voters in both parties are freaked out about election 2020
In the 2020 election, Democrats worry about foreign interference and Republicans about mail-in voting. But both worry about cheating election officials.
Sept. 25, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: politics united-states society-and-culture elections voters
If Obamacare goes away, here are eight ways your life will be affected
The Affordable Care Act has a date with the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10. In the wake of Justice Ginsburg's death, the health car law hangs in the balance of a court with a four-four split.
Sept. 25, 2020 • ~11 min
Tags: affordable-care-act obamacare aca 2020-us-elections preexisting-conditions essential-health-benefits
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