Where will Americans want to go in 2020? C Z/shutterstock.com J. Edwin Benton, University of South Florida There’s one question that almost every American voter asks him- or herself when casting their vote for president. Has the incumbent’s – or the incumbent party’s – past performance in office been sufficient […] Read more »
Russia Is Targeting Europe’s Elections. So Are Far-Right Copycats.
Less than two weeks before pivotal elections for the European Parliament, a constellation of websites and social media accounts linked to Russia or far-right groups is spreading disinformation, encouraging discord and amplifying distrust in the centrist parties that have governed for decades. European Union investigators, academics and advocacy groups say […] Read more »
Polls reveal surge in concern in UK about climate change
Climate change has been unusually prominent in the UK media over recent weeks – and this is mirrored by a noticeable increase in climate “concern” in the polls. From 15-25 April, climate change was high on the news agenda in response to the Extinction Rebellion protests in London, a major […] Read more »
Populists Don’t Lose Elections
… Contrary to conventional wisdom, populists are not distinctive just because they criticize elites. There’s nothing wrong with critiquing the powerful; in fact, it’s often healthy in a democracy. What is specific to populists is the claim that they are the only ones who represent those they often call “the […] Read more »
US is hotbed of climate change denial, international poll finds
The US is a hotbed of climate science denial when compared with other countries, with international polling finding a significant number of Americans do not believe human-driven climate change is occurring. A total of 13% of Americans polled in a 23-country survey conducted by the YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project agreed with […] Read more »
World Sees Media as a Little More Free
Amid rising concerns about the freedom of the press across much of the world this World Press Freedom Day, the world in general is more likely to see the media as having a lot of freedom than it was a few years ago. CONT. Julie Ray, Gallup Read more »