8 Primaries and Runoffs To Watch In Alabama, Georgia And Virginia

8 Primaries and Runoffs To Watch In Alabama, Georgia And Virginia

Tuesday’s elections repeat a common theme in the primaries so far: How far to the right will Republicans go? Andi Rice / Bloomberg / Getty Images Wait, haven’t we seen this episode? On Tuesday, voters in Alabama and Georgia head back to the polls for reruns of several races that weren’t decided on May 24. … Read more

What Happens When American Children Learn About Racism?

What Happens When American Children Learn About Racism?

Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Americans have spent over 150 years arguing about what kind of history we should teach our children. In the “Textbook Nation‘, a book examining the history of conflicts over American curriculum, historian Joseph Moreau noted that multitudes of Americans have worried about the heavens falling when the ‘wrong’ … Read more

The Jan. 6 Hearings Are Really An Inquest Into The ‘Big Lie’

The Jan. 6 Hearings Are Really An Inquest Into The ‘Big Lie’

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump Believes that the House Special Committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol should not investigate the attack, but should instead investigate the allegations of voter fraud that spurred the attack. But Trump is not allowed to watch the hearings because they are about these … Read more

Can The Jan. 6 Hearings Change Public Opinion?

Can The Jan. 6 Hearings Change Public Opinion?

In Part 2 of this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, Galen Druke speaks with Kaleigh Rogers about the ongoing hearings of the House Special Committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and how the message of those hearings is being conveyed both emotionally and throughly raw statements developed footage from … Read more

Mass Shootings Can Traumatize People Who Weren’t Even There

Mass Shootings Can Traumatize People Who Weren’t Even There

Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images By the end of the day on May 24, more than 400 children walked out of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas as survivors. That single day of elementary school will follow them for years a formative trauma that increases their risks Experiencing depression, missing out on school, and even … Read more