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An 'invasion of illegal aliens': The oldest immigration fear-mongering metaphor in America

November 2, 2018

Leo Chavez, anthropology, via The Washington Post, Nov. 2, 2018

Political science personified

November 2, 2018

UC President Janet Napolitano pops into UCI class to promote student voting

The midterms could spell the end for America's lonely moderates

November 1, 2018

Danielle Thomsen, poli sci, via The Atlantic, Nov. 1, 2018

Trump revives 'Willie Horton' tactic with ad linking illegal immigrant killer to Democrats

November 1, 2018

Claire Jean Kim, poli sci, via The Washington Post and SF Gate, Nov. 1, 2018

Trump compares migrants in caravan to cop killer in fearmongering ad

November 1, 2018

Claire Jean Kim, poli sci, via The Huffington Post, Nov. 1, 2018

AP FACT CHECK: Trump-tweeted ad unfairly blames Democrats

November 1, 2018

Ruben Rumbaut, sociology, via the Associated Press, Nov. 1, 2018

Thomas Snyder and Marcus Witcher: Minimum-wage rise perilous

November 1, 2018

David Neumark, economics, via Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Nov. 1, 2018 (Opinion)

The youth vote

November 1, 2018

Nathan Chan, doctoral student in political science, wins prestigious NSF fellowship to support his work on the motivations behind youth involvement in politics

California's Asian community is eager to get the vote out

October 31, 2018

Bill Maurer, anthropology, via CGTN America, Oct. 31, 2018 (Video)

5 unnervingly spooky houseplants for Halloween

October 31, 2018

Carter Butts, sociology, via The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 31, 2018

Why Is This Happening? The rise of white identity politics didn't start with Trump explains Michael Tesler: podcast and transcript

October 30, 2018

Michael Tesler, poli sci, via NBC News, Oct. 30, 2018

Trump's birthright citizenship stunt panders to zealots like alleged Pittsburgh shooter Robert Bowers

October 30, 2018

Leo Chavez, anthropology, via Daily Beast, Oct. 30, 2018

San Francisco will allow noncitizens to vote in a local election, creating a new immigration flashpoint

October 26, 2018

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, in the Los Angeles Times, Fresno Bee, Miami Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, and The Sacramento Bee, Oct. 26, 2018

China's demographic prospects to 2040: Opportunities, constraints, potential policy responses

October 25, 2018

Wang Feng, sociology, via the Hoover Institution

Should the national minimum wage be raised?

October 25, 2018

David Neumark, economics, via MLive and The Tylt, Oct 25, 2018

Migrant caravan no emergency for Gavin Newsom: He'd pull CA Guard from border

October 25, 2018

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, via the San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 25, 2018

How quantum mechanics lets us see, smell and touch

October 24, 2018

Don Hoffman, cog sci, via Discover Magazine, Oct. 24, 2018

Judges set timeline for new Virginia legislative map

October 22, 2018

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, in The Washington Post (AP), US News and World Report, Herald, ABC News, and Pilot Online, Oct. 22, 2018

Politics and protest: Hitting the streets in the Trump era (audio)

October 19, 2018

David Meyer, sociology, via WNYC, Oct. 19, 2018

Judges pick expert to help in redistricting of Virginia

October 19, 2018

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, via The New York Times (AP), The Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report, Daily Journal, NBC, SF Gate, and Virginia Mercury, Oct. 19, 2018

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