Why the 2022 elections might determine the future of democracy in the US
In a recent discussion, individuals from around MIT describe why every vote in state and local elections matters.
In a recent discussion, individuals from around MIT describe why every vote in state and local elections matters.
MIT PhD candidate Jacob Jaffe uses data science to identify and solve problems in election administration.
MITvote and the ALL IN initiative increased student voting in 2020 and are working to keep up the momentum for this fall's midterm elections.
In annual Compton Lecture, celebrated journalist Martin Baron outlines how a growing disregard for facts undermines civil society in the U.S.
The findings suggest voting by incarcerated people is unlikely to affect electoral outcomes, in contrast to some assumptions.
MIT professor of political science Charles Stewart III discusses the status of US election administration.
Study finds public anticorruption campaigns bolster leaders, even when such measures lack tangible results.
People rarely vote after being incarcerated. Associate Professor Ariel White wonders what can be done about it.
MIT scholars discuss what is needed for the country to support its longstanding form of government.
The author of “The Narrow Corridor,” about the battle to sustain democracy, weighs in on the country’s political condition.
Asya Magazinnik finds disparate implementation of national policies in jurisdictions across the United States.
Graduate student Ashwin Narayan takes off the fall semester to work on an election information database.
Experts analyze a global trend: democratic governments that collapse from within while maintaining a veneer of legitimacy.
MIT political scientist explains the responsibilities leaders have for shaping and sharing factual, truthful information in the nation's political discourse.
“Whatever the outcome, I very much hope that in our interactions with one another, we can hold ourselves to our usual high standards of kindness, decency, compassion, inclusion and mutual respect,” writes President L. Rafael Reif.