Topic
Politics
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MIT Libraries’ research contributes to award-winning redistricting software, DistrictBuilder
Web-based resource gives citizens the opportunity to participate in the redistricting process.
November 5, 2012 -
How Jonathan Gruber became ‘Mr. Mandate’
An MIT economist’s path to the center of health-care policymaking in Washington.
October 29, 2012 -
F. Daniel Hidalgo: it’s electric
The influence of electronic ballots on democracy in the developing world
October 24, 2012 -
The state of the U.S. election system
New 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, 2012 -
Christopher Warshaw: Mapping a Democracy
October 16, 2012 -
3 Questions: Charles Stewart sizes up the 2012 election
MIT 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, 2012 -
Presidential campaigns offer energetic energy debate at MIT
Representatives of Obama, Romney camps lay out differences in crucial policy domains of energy and the environment.
October 9, 2012 -
Working for her country
September 25, 2012 -
Said and Done for September 2012
Digest of MIT humanities, arts, and social sciences.
September 17, 2012 -
Sarah Stewart Johnson, EAPS PhD, gives rein to curiosity
Alumna envisions combining academia with public policy
September 4, 2012 -
Understanding gambling addiction
For machine gamblers, it’s not whether they win or lose — it’s how much they play the game.
September 4, 2012 -
The economic cost of increased temperatures
Study: Warming episodes hurt poor countries and limit long-term growth.
August 7, 2012 -
Andrea Campbell: Public opinion and policy viewed through an historical lens
Professor studies taxation, Social Security, health insurance and more.
May 14, 2012 -
A taxing issue
In book talk, MIT economist Simon Johnson and co-author James Kwak emphasize need to raise revenues to cope with national debt.
April 11, 2012 -
If the people will lead …
At an MIT panel on the future of black politics, scholars discuss the need for civic engagement at a time of economic stress.
March 9, 2012 -
3 Questions: Adam Berinsky on the unpredictable GOP campaign
Political scientist who studies public opinion assesses a campaign with wildly fluctuating polls.
February 22, 2012 -
Leading by example
Study: The presence of female politicians boosts aspirations, educational achievement of young women.
January 13, 2012 -
A Tocqueville for our time
MIT historian’s re-evaluation of <i>Democracy in America</i> emphasizes Alexis de Tocqueville’s doubts and concerns about politics in the United States.
November 29, 2011