Policymakers must address ‘tension’ between competition and ease of use.
January 2, 2013Digest of humanities, arts and social sciences
November 29, 2012Web-based resource gives citizens the opportunity to participate in the redistricting process.
November 5, 2012An MIT economist’s path to the center of health-care policymaking in Washington.
October 29, 2012The influence of electronic ballots on democracy in the developing world
October 24, 2012New report from MIT and Caltech notes gains in voting-machine technologies, but warns they could be cancelled out by errors introduced through mail and Internet voting.
October 18, 2012MIT political scientist and voting expert weighs in on the state of the presidential campaign, the shifting demographics of America, and the tossup U.S. Senate races.
October 12, 2012Representatives of Obama, Romney camps lay out differences in crucial policy domains of energy and the environment.
October 9, 2012Digest of MIT humanities, arts, and social sciences.
September 17, 2012Alumna envisions combining academia with public policy
September 4, 2012For machine gamblers, it’s not whether they win or lose — it’s how much they play the game.
September 4, 2012Study: Warming episodes hurt poor countries and limit long-term growth.
August 7, 2012Professor studies taxation, Social Security, health insurance and more.
May 14, 2012In book talk, MIT economist Simon Johnson and co-author James Kwak emphasize need to raise revenues to cope with national debt.
April 11, 2012At an MIT panel on the future of black politics, scholars discuss the need for civic engagement at a time of economic stress.
March 9, 2012Political scientist who studies public opinion assesses a campaign with wildly fluctuating polls.
February 22, 2012Study: The presence of female politicians boosts aspirations, educational achievement of young women.
January 13, 2012