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South Korea crisis, explained
A crowd of people are gathered in a public square, facing left, holding candles and carrying signs in a vigil calling for the South Korean president’s resignation.

People gather in Seoul, South Korea, for a candlelight vigil to call for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s resignation on Dec. 4, following his short-lived martial law declaration.

(Image: Kyodo via AP Images)

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    • South Korea crisis, explained

    South Korea plunged into a state of national crisis this week over a six-hour martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol. Roiled by his own sinking popularity and now facing an impeachment inquiry, Yoon’s political future is now on the line.
    How to reduce partisan animosity
    A cartoon elephant and donkey next to an American flag.

    Image: iStock/Samuil_Levich

    How to reduce partisan animosity

    Matthew Levendusky, a professor of political science in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, explains the results of a megastudy that explores whether anything could bridge the political gap between the left and right among Americans.

    Michele W. Berger

    Democrats and Republicans vastly underestimate the diversity of each other’s views
    The U.S. Capitol.

    Image: iStock/Greggory DiSalvo

    Democrats and Republicans vastly underestimate the diversity of each other’s views

    A new study from the Annenberg School for Communication finds that Democrats and Republicans consistently underestimate the diversity of views within each party on hot-button issues like immigration and abortion.

    From Annenberg School for Communication

    Students fill critical behind-the-scenes Election Day roles for NBC News
    A group of people, seen from behind, watch election results from NBC News on a livestream display at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

    People watch an NBC News livestream showing poll results at Rockefeller Center in New York on Election Day 2024.

    (Image: AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

    Students fill critical behind-the-scenes Election Day roles for NBC News

    Three dozen undergraduates worked with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies this year to track turnout, assemble results, and build on-air graphics.