Nervous about election results? You should be. Americans hardly know anything about civics Penn In the News San Francisco Chronicle Nervous about election results? You should be. Americans hardly know anything about civics A study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more than half of American adults couldn’t name the three branches of government. Election Day 2022 Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Derry, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) Election Day 2022 In what is sure to be an historic election, Penn Today looks back at the stories it published in the months and days leading to the midterms. Trump may pose a test no special counsel can pass Penn In the News The New York Times Trump may pose a test no special counsel can pass Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law says that there’s no legal reason a former president or presidential candidate couldn’t be indicted but that the polarized nature of current politics would cause any criminal investigation to be seen as partisan. Is there still time for COP27 to hold back climate catastrophe? Penn In the News Los Angeles Times Is there still time for COP27 to hold back climate catastrophe? In a cowritten Op-Ed, Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the most urgent climate change goals that must be addressed at COP27. Voter suppression is keeping students from the polls Penn In the News The Nation Voter suppression is keeping students from the polls Third-year Mira Sydow in the College of Arts and Sciences writes about college organizers’ fight for ballot access in battleground states across the nation. Pa. voters using mail ballots are older, more Democratic, and most voted by mail in 2020 Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. voters using mail ballots are older, more Democratic, and most voted by mail in 2020 Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences says that people tend to repeatedly use the same mode of voting and that Trump-era disinformation about mail-in ballots might be declining. From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ The U.S. fought a bloody civil war over whether sovereign authority should reside at the state or federal level. Battles like the one at Gettysburg, pictured here, were only a small part of the ideological fight. (Photo by John Kostyk on Unsplash) Q&A From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ Political scientist Melissa M. Lee on how the linguistic shift from plural to singular demonstrates the evolution of sovereign authority in the U.S. The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Penn In the News NPR The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Anthea Butler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the ReAwaken movement represents a potent mix of religion, election denial, and anti-government conspiracy theory that the Republican party has largely embraced. In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Penn In the News Inside Climate News In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable. Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Penn In the News NPR Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that our current highly nationalized political system drives voters to focus on symbolic, emotionally fraught, easily accessible issues that resonate throughout the country. Load More
Election Day 2022 Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Derry, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) Election Day 2022 In what is sure to be an historic election, Penn Today looks back at the stories it published in the months and days leading to the midterms.
Trump may pose a test no special counsel can pass Penn In the News The New York Times Trump may pose a test no special counsel can pass Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law says that there’s no legal reason a former president or presidential candidate couldn’t be indicted but that the polarized nature of current politics would cause any criminal investigation to be seen as partisan. Is there still time for COP27 to hold back climate catastrophe? Penn In the News Los Angeles Times Is there still time for COP27 to hold back climate catastrophe? In a cowritten Op-Ed, Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the most urgent climate change goals that must be addressed at COP27. Voter suppression is keeping students from the polls Penn In the News The Nation Voter suppression is keeping students from the polls Third-year Mira Sydow in the College of Arts and Sciences writes about college organizers’ fight for ballot access in battleground states across the nation. Pa. voters using mail ballots are older, more Democratic, and most voted by mail in 2020 Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. voters using mail ballots are older, more Democratic, and most voted by mail in 2020 Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences says that people tend to repeatedly use the same mode of voting and that Trump-era disinformation about mail-in ballots might be declining. From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ The U.S. fought a bloody civil war over whether sovereign authority should reside at the state or federal level. Battles like the one at Gettysburg, pictured here, were only a small part of the ideological fight. (Photo by John Kostyk on Unsplash) Q&A From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ Political scientist Melissa M. Lee on how the linguistic shift from plural to singular demonstrates the evolution of sovereign authority in the U.S. The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Penn In the News NPR The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Anthea Butler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the ReAwaken movement represents a potent mix of religion, election denial, and anti-government conspiracy theory that the Republican party has largely embraced. In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Penn In the News Inside Climate News In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable. Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Penn In the News NPR Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that our current highly nationalized political system drives voters to focus on symbolic, emotionally fraught, easily accessible issues that resonate throughout the country. Load More
Is there still time for COP27 to hold back climate catastrophe? Penn In the News Los Angeles Times Is there still time for COP27 to hold back climate catastrophe? In a cowritten Op-Ed, Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the most urgent climate change goals that must be addressed at COP27. Voter suppression is keeping students from the polls Penn In the News The Nation Voter suppression is keeping students from the polls Third-year Mira Sydow in the College of Arts and Sciences writes about college organizers’ fight for ballot access in battleground states across the nation. Pa. voters using mail ballots are older, more Democratic, and most voted by mail in 2020 Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. voters using mail ballots are older, more Democratic, and most voted by mail in 2020 Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences says that people tend to repeatedly use the same mode of voting and that Trump-era disinformation about mail-in ballots might be declining. From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ The U.S. fought a bloody civil war over whether sovereign authority should reside at the state or federal level. Battles like the one at Gettysburg, pictured here, were only a small part of the ideological fight. (Photo by John Kostyk on Unsplash) Q&A From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ Political scientist Melissa M. Lee on how the linguistic shift from plural to singular demonstrates the evolution of sovereign authority in the U.S. The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Penn In the News NPR The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Anthea Butler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the ReAwaken movement represents a potent mix of religion, election denial, and anti-government conspiracy theory that the Republican party has largely embraced. In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Penn In the News Inside Climate News In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable. Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Penn In the News NPR Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that our current highly nationalized political system drives voters to focus on symbolic, emotionally fraught, easily accessible issues that resonate throughout the country. Load More
Voter suppression is keeping students from the polls Penn In the News The Nation Voter suppression is keeping students from the polls Third-year Mira Sydow in the College of Arts and Sciences writes about college organizers’ fight for ballot access in battleground states across the nation. Pa. voters using mail ballots are older, more Democratic, and most voted by mail in 2020 Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. voters using mail ballots are older, more Democratic, and most voted by mail in 2020 Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences says that people tend to repeatedly use the same mode of voting and that Trump-era disinformation about mail-in ballots might be declining. From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ The U.S. fought a bloody civil war over whether sovereign authority should reside at the state or federal level. Battles like the one at Gettysburg, pictured here, were only a small part of the ideological fight. (Photo by John Kostyk on Unsplash) Q&A From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ Political scientist Melissa M. Lee on how the linguistic shift from plural to singular demonstrates the evolution of sovereign authority in the U.S. The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Penn In the News NPR The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Anthea Butler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the ReAwaken movement represents a potent mix of religion, election denial, and anti-government conspiracy theory that the Republican party has largely embraced. In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Penn In the News Inside Climate News In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable. Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Penn In the News NPR Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that our current highly nationalized political system drives voters to focus on symbolic, emotionally fraught, easily accessible issues that resonate throughout the country. Load More
Pa. voters using mail ballots are older, more Democratic, and most voted by mail in 2020 Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. voters using mail ballots are older, more Democratic, and most voted by mail in 2020 Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences says that people tend to repeatedly use the same mode of voting and that Trump-era disinformation about mail-in ballots might be declining. From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ The U.S. fought a bloody civil war over whether sovereign authority should reside at the state or federal level. Battles like the one at Gettysburg, pictured here, were only a small part of the ideological fight. (Photo by John Kostyk on Unsplash) Q&A From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ Political scientist Melissa M. Lee on how the linguistic shift from plural to singular demonstrates the evolution of sovereign authority in the U.S. The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Penn In the News NPR The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Anthea Butler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the ReAwaken movement represents a potent mix of religion, election denial, and anti-government conspiracy theory that the Republican party has largely embraced. In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Penn In the News Inside Climate News In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable. Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Penn In the News NPR Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that our current highly nationalized political system drives voters to focus on symbolic, emotionally fraught, easily accessible issues that resonate throughout the country. Load More
From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ The U.S. fought a bloody civil war over whether sovereign authority should reside at the state or federal level. Battles like the one at Gettysburg, pictured here, were only a small part of the ideological fight. (Photo by John Kostyk on Unsplash) Q&A From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’ Political scientist Melissa M. Lee on how the linguistic shift from plural to singular demonstrates the evolution of sovereign authority in the U.S.
The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Penn In the News NPR The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists Anthea Butler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the ReAwaken movement represents a potent mix of religion, election denial, and anti-government conspiracy theory that the Republican party has largely embraced. In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Penn In the News Inside Climate News In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable. Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Penn In the News NPR Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that our current highly nationalized political system drives voters to focus on symbolic, emotionally fraught, easily accessible issues that resonate throughout the country. Load More
In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Penn In the News Inside Climate News In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable. Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Penn In the News NPR Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that our current highly nationalized political system drives voters to focus on symbolic, emotionally fraught, easily accessible issues that resonate throughout the country. Load More
Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Penn In the News NPR Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that our current highly nationalized political system drives voters to focus on symbolic, emotionally fraught, easily accessible issues that resonate throughout the country.