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Washington Post - Marcos family once ousted by uprising wins Phillippines vote in landslide; Assoc. Prof. Marco Garrido comments on what led to Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s presidential win in the Phillippines

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Washington Post - Filipinos don't long for the Marcos era. Why is his son in the lead? Assoc. Prof. Marco Garrido discusses his research into democracy in the Phillippines

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WBEZ - Assoc. Prof. Robert Vargas discusses factors impacting Chicago's carjacking surge

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AP - Border asylum limits ending, but not Biden's migrant woes; Prof. René D. Flores discusses American attitudes on immigration

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WTTW - How the Wards Get Their Shapes and Why You Should Care: A Voices Crossover Conversation; Assoc. Prof. Robert Vargas discusses the effects of gerrymandering in Chicago and elsewhere

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How redistricting has consequences for independent politics

A new U Chicago study finds city governments sometimes redraw ward maps to punish advocates of racial and economic equality. By Sarah Steimer Ge...

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The Atlantic - America Needs a New Scientific Revolution; Article cites Prof. James Evans' research on scientific progress and the "ossification" of research

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New York Times - The ‘third rail of American politics’ is still electrifying; Asst. Prof. René D. Flores discusses anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S

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Capital Research Center - A conversation with Civic Gifts author Elisabeth S. Clemens; Video: Prof. Elisabeth S. Clemens in conversation on community, charity, and her book Civic Gifts: Voluntarism and the Making of the American Nation-State

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Sentinel Colorado - New Census data shows more growth, more multiculturalism and an evolving political future in Aurora and Colorado; Asst. Prof. Rene Flores comments on cultural and racial identity