News in Brief There’s Research Behind All the Recent Anti-Voter ID Rulings Courts in several states have ruled against strict voter identification laws over the past few weeks, offering something… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Hungarian Candidate On the 2014 campaign trail in Miskolc, Hungary, where politicians who fought for the poor Roma community were poor themselves. Jeneen Interlandi
News in Brief Why Can’t We Just Vote Online? In order to address threats from malware, spyware, ransomware, mirror sites, and DoS attacks, the ideal system’s design… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Primary That’s Tough to Call What happens when there’s no clear frontrunner in a crowded race for a seat in the Senate. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief It’s Time to Come Clean With Iowans About the Problems With Ethanol The fact that corn-based ethanol is renewable doesn’t make it sustainable. When will presidential candidates stumping in Iowa admit as much? Jeff Turrentine
News in Brief How Senate Hopefuls Keep Donors Secret From Voters Until It’s Too Late U.S. Senate campaign finance disclosures are still slow-walked on paper through a 40-year-old system. Is getting it fixed worth trading away another lid on political money? Derek Willis & Robert Faturechi
News in Brief Want to Get Millennials to Vote? Then Stop Focusing on Millennials Millennials vote just like previous generations of young voters. Seth Masket
News in Brief How Search Engine Rankings Affect Which Politicians People Vote For More evidence that Google controls my life. Francie Diep
News in Brief The Secret Republican Plan to Destroy Donald Trump There's more than one way to keep a billionaire from becoming the presidential nominee. Seth Masket