Politics

• The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons
• Political polarization can spur CO₂ emissions and stymie climate action
• Why conspiracy theories can be so irresistible
• Q&A: Why the fall of Mexico's most wanted kingpin matters
• Americans reveal deepening split between self and country
• Citizens engage with information in different ways during a crisis, Finnish study finds
• Local political crises are breaking the global unity of youth activism, study finds
• EPA criminal sanctions align with a county's wealth, not pollution, study finds
• Why laws named after tragedies win public support
• The algorithmic feed on X could be shifting political views toward conservatism
• Last nuclear weapons limits expired—pushing world toward new arms race
• Linguist explains how AI makes fake news more credible
• Social media advertising suppresses voting in targeted communities, research shows
• Justice after trauma? Race, red tape keep sexual assault victims from compensation
• Report: 94% of professional athletes support the right to engage in activism