Society, Law & Politics

Without access to social media data, disinformation and hate speech may become easier to spread—and harder to detect.

In a newly published history of the region’s female monarchs, a CU Boulder scholar shows the connections between love, grief and madness.

CU Boulder doctoral candidate Idowu Odeyemi argues that African philosophy should not be limited to a single definition.

Political science professor Kenneth Bickers reflects on what made the ex-president’s decision to step down following the Watergate scandal a watershed moment in American history and how it has influenced politics today.

When Donald Trump got the headlines from a recent National Association of Black Journalists conference, it obscured the lost opportunity for reporters of color to share ideas on how to cover controversial newsmakers.

Since announcing her bid to run for president on July 21, Vice President Kamala Harris has generated praise and drawn questions about her electability—including from some media outlets and online commentators who have asked: “Is the United States ready to elect a multiracial woman?”

A democratic bill seeks to reverse last month’s ruling that curbed federal agencies’ power.

As the 2024 Olympics begin in Paris, CU Boulder scholar Jared Bahir Browsh considers how nationalism can inform and influence the games.

With the 2024 Olympics set to open, a CU Boulder professor ponders Americans’ long love affair with the City of Light.

After a human case of bubonic plague was recently confirmed in Pueblo County, CU Boulder scholar Thora Brylowe explores why it and all plagues inspire such terror.