News in Brief Will Upcoming Caucuses Make or Break Hillary Clinton? Caucus states may have cost her the nomination in 2008. What does this year look like? Seth Masket
News in Brief Why Voting Restrictions Have Yet to Lower Turnout New research finds publicity about these laws mobilizes Democrats, counteracting their disenfranchising effect. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Who’s to Blame for the Rise of Hate Groups? Donald Trump, for One A new report reveals that right-wing extremism is on the rise in the U.S., with no thanks to Trump. Jared Keller
News in Brief How Will South Carolina’s Voter ID Law Affect the Democratic Primary? As Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton work to court minority voters, a new law may keep them away from the polls. Jared Keller
News in Brief The Whiteness of Bernie Sanders’ Supporters Bernie Sanders' backers look like Barack Obama's eight years ago, with the notable absence of African Americans. Seth Masket
News in Brief Did Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump Just Destroy the Myth of the New Hampshire Primary? The two insurgent candidates brought a reckoning for establishment politicos in the Granite State. Jared Keller
Economics Does Obamacare Really Kill Jobs? The Republican presidential hopefuls keep referring to the Affordable Care Act as a "job-killer." Is there any truth to that? Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief The Not-So-Revolutionary Reform at the Center of Bernie Sanders’ Revolution His campaign finance reform proposals could do some modest good, but wouldn't bring about the revolutionary change he promises. Seth Masket
News in Brief Who’s Afraid of Bernie Sanders? Wall Street, for One Sanders is applying the pressure to America's biggest political force. Jared Keller
News in Brief What Can the Iowa Caucus Really Tell Us? How the surge of populism that's defined the 2016 elections may confound the expectations of Iowa and New Hampshire as electoral predictors. Jared Keller