Professor Lily Tsai’s new book explains how “retributive justice,” the high-profile sanctioning of some in society, helps authoritarians solidify public support.

A new book about how Covid-19 rocked the world argues that Elizabeth I would have supported the poor in the aftermath of the pandemic. 

The lifting of COVID-19 restrictions depended on politics as much, if not more, than death rates and case counts.

“U.S. competitiveness depends less on defensive measures than on what we do to strengthen our own capacities,” says MIT’s vice president for research.

"We found no evidence of intentional interference by the platform. Instead, bias can be explained by the use, and abuse, of the platform by its users."

PhD student Ying Gao's research reveals that the urban poor in the developing world are politically engaged and capable of effecting change.

President Biden has ordered COVID-19 vaccine mandates for some businesses and most federal workers. A business law expert gets into the ruling's legality.

New research by political science PhD candidate Meicen Sun illuminates the broad economic and political impacts of internet restrictions.

Researchers argue that a desire for “conformity and obedience” as a result of COVID-19 could boost authoritarianism in the wake of the pandemic.

Those in ex-mining areas are also less likely to vote for new populist and nationalist parties compared to socio-economic counterparts elsewhere. Researchers