February 28, 2021 
By Anne Trafton | MIT News Even when people believed Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 election, they did not use “she” to refer to the next president. https://soundcloud.com/mitnewsoffice/audio-article-she-goes-missing-from-presidential-language/s-J9nMo Throughout most of 2016, a significant…
It’s a classic question in contemporary politics: Does partisan news media coverage shape people’s ideologies? Or do people decide to consume political media that is already aligned with their beliefs? A new study led by…
Image: Taylor Fravel and Dominick Reuter In 1969, the Soviet Union moved troops and military equipment to its border with China, escalating tensions between the communist Cold War powers. In response, China created a new…
[caption id="attachment_14455" align="alignnone" width="341"] Portrait of Barack Obama, by Kehinde Wiley COURTESY OF NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY[/caption] From the day Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald were announced as the artists charged with painting former President Barack…
Study shows how information sources affect voters. [caption id="attachment_11674" align="alignright" width="300"] Adam BerinskyPhoto: Stuart Darsch[/caption] CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- For all the fact-checking and objective reporting produced by major media outlets, voters in the U.S. nonetheless rely…
Fielding more female candidates helps political parties gain votes. [caption id="attachment_3863" align="alignnone" width="639"] Illustration: Christine Daniloff/MIT[/caption] CAMBRIDGE-- Political parties find that their fortunes improve when they put more women on the ballot, according to a study…