Campaigns & Elections

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FixGov

The federal-state disconnect in securing the 2016 election and how not to repeat it

Elaine Kamarck

Friday, August 23, 2019

Voters cast their ballots in the Eastmont Community Center during midterms elections in East Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Kyle Grillot - RC1792D4D200

FixGov

Americans want federal action on election security ahead of 2020, per new Brookings survey

Darrell M. West

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FA07A2FE0

Podcast Episode

Don’t be fooled by deepfakes

John Villasenor and Fred Dews

Friday, August 16, 2019

Voters cast their ballots for the midterm elections in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare - RC15CE3E7D80

FixGov

States and localities are on the front lines of fighting cyber-crimes in elections

Elaine Kamarck

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Reports

Voters listen as U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during his 2020 U.S. presidential campaign at the Iowa River Brewing in Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S., February 9, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan - RC14160B05C0

Report

An open letter to the candidates: What your pollsters may not know about America and foreign policy

Liz Schrayer

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Boxes of relief items from USAID arrive for victims of super typhoon Haiyan, in Manila

Report

What does 2020 mean for foreign aid?

Lester Munson

Thursday, July 25, 2019

A voting official hands back an early voter his ID in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., October 24, 2018. Photo taken October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant - RC1540DF0C50

Demographics & Population

2018 voter turnout rose dramatically for groups favoring Democrats, census confirms

William H. Frey

May 2, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office, about immigration and the southern U.S. border on the 18th day of a partial government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1BC78DD490

Campaigns & Elections

The coming showdown over government reform

Paul C. Light

Thursday, April 18, 2019

A woman exits the voting booth after filling out her ballot for the U.S presidential election at the James Weldon Johnson Community Center in the East Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - D1BEULQVQHAB

Campaigns & Elections

The Filer Voter experiment: How effective is voter registration at tax time?

Vanessa Williamson

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Policy Briefs: Election 2016 and America's Future

Upcoming

Get Out the Vote

By Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber

2019

FixGov

The federal-state disconnect in securing the 2016 election and how not to repeat it

Elaine Kamarck

Friday, August 23, 2019

FixGov

Americans want federal action on election security ahead of 2020, per new Brookings survey

Darrell M. West

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Blog Posts

TechTank

Why paper is considered state-of-the-art voting technology

Raj Karan Gambhir and Jack Karsten

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

People with the Mexican flag and the U.S. flag take part in a rally against hate a day after a mass shooting at a Walmart store, in El Paso, Texas, U.S. August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC119E6AB8E0

FixGov

Is demography destiny in Texas?

Elaine Kamarck

Friday, August 9, 2019

A "I Voted" sticker is shown by a keyboard in the Voting Machine Hacking Village during the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on July 29, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus - RC118719DD00

FixGov

Foreign campaign intervention may go way beyond Russia to China, Iran, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia

Darrell M. West

Friday, August 9, 2019

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Events

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Experts

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Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Multimedia

Wristbands for voters are seen at a polling station during early voting in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young - S1BEUGZEKGAA

Podcast Episode

Protecting American elections from foreign interference

Darrell West and Fred Dews

Friday, August 2, 2019

People come and go from the Registrar of Voters office on the final day of voter registration in the upcoming congressional elections in San Diego, California, U.S. October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1956981AF0

Podcast Episode

What really drives voters to the polls?

Bill Finan and Donald P. Green

Friday, July 26, 2019

Students disembark from a school bus outside The Ivy Apartments, where a man diagnosed with the Ebola virus was staying in Dallas, Texas October 1, 2014. As many as 80 people were in contact with the Dallas Ebola patient at some point, Texas health officials told NBC, marking a significant jump from the 18 people authorities had said may have been exposed to the deadly virus. Additionally, four members of the patient's family have been ordered to stay home as a precaution even though they are not showing symptoms, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement. Picture taken October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Stone

Podcast Episode

What does the debate over school segregation reveal about the Democratic primary field?

Jon Valant

Friday, July 5, 2019

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Reports

Policy Briefs: Election 2016 and America's Future

Algeria’s uprising: Protesters and the military

Protest and power: Britain’s Labour Party from Blair to Corbyn

Europe’s post-American future?

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