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Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen at the end of a long table

Putin, personalism, and the war in Ukraine

Christopher Carothers of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China discusses how Putin managed to personalize power for himself and what that means for Russia’s neighbors and the world.

As DACA immigrant program turns 10, legal challenges persist

Roberto Gonzales of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted on how the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is the most successful immigration integration policy in the last few decades.

Pennsylvania Senate matchup set, but Democrat remains sidelined

Matthew Levendusky of School of Arts & Sciences says that Republican voters would be unlikely to vote for a Democrat in the Pennsylvania race for the U.S. Senate.

Jan. 6 panel to lay out U.S. Capitol riot case in prime time hearing

Diana C. Mutz of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Annenberg School for Communication says that the congressional Jan. 6 committee has an opportunity to put together a coherent narrative for the American public about the Capitol insurrection.

Two cliffs, the left is an elephant, the right is a donkey, with a line of people on top of each.

Are Republicans and Democrats driven by hatred of one another? Less than you think

Rather than being fueled by animosity for the other side—negative partisanship—a new study finds that Americans are at least as motivated by the passion they have for their own party.

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Undergraduate research projects look at migration from multiple angles

The Wolf Undergraduate Humanities forum takes on the topic of migration, with individual research projects ranging from slavery debates within the Jewish Orthodox community to Southeast Asian refugee youth.

No pressure: PA’s Josh Shapiro is being painted as the potential savior of democracy

Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the Pennsylvania governor’s race is not politics as usual.

Why Trump’s guy winning the primary for Pennsylvania governor should worry the GOP

Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts & Sciences points out that, for Republicans to win statewide in Pennsylvania, everything needs to break their way.

Will primary races in Pennsylvania forecast the political agenda for the fall?

Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences says that, for education in Pennsylvania the more consequential primary election on Tuesday was about the governorship.

Screen grab of woman from 1970 Abortion documentary transposed over an image of the 2017 women's march on Washington.

‘Abortion and Women’s Rights 1970’: A film that’s newly timely

Five decades ago, ahead of the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade, political scientist Mary Summers worked on a documentary film. That film is gaining new viewers through a recently launched website.

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