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Can science help us understand populism, from 'malignant manicheism' to Marine Le Pen?
History shows that parties claiming to act on behalf of the people don't always do so. Can AI and 'populology' help limit populism's worst effects?
Economic Progress
Thinking like global citizens can usher in a fairer world. Here are 6 ways to start
With global inequality widening and communities increasingly polarized, we must embrace our common humanity in order to heal society and move forward into a 'new economy'
Artificial Intelligence
Civil society can help ensure AI benefits us all. Here’s how
AI has great potential for society but raises problems around accountability, fairness, and transparency. Civil society can address these negative effects.
Climate Change
How business can build people-powered climate action
Decarbonization is not just an issue for governments and business. Change can also be driven by society.
Chile
Meet the indigenous woman tasked with rewriting Chile’s constitution
Electives in Chile have picked Elisa Loncon, a Santiago university professor and indigenous Mapuche woman, to lead the rewriting of their constitution.
Ethiopia
Amid war and instability, why the Ethiopian election matters
Ethiopia's election on June 21, 2021 is being held against the back drop war in the country's Tigray region and instability in the Western Oromia region.
Cities and Urbanization
5 lessons for community-focused planning during a pandemic
The disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a rethink on the methods and tools to best engage local communities in the planning process.
Corporate Governance
How 2020 protests changed insurance forever
The recent increase in the size and frequency of insurance industry losses from riot and civil disorder is alarming and the threat hasn’t receded.
Systemic Racism
Philanthropy must face a reckoning on race in 2021
Civil society leaders too often face hurdles from philanthropic donors and a funding system that creates a power imbalance rather than resolving one.
United States
In pictures: Election Day in the U.S.
Millions of Americans have voted in the 2020 Presidential election. Here are some of the images that defined Election Day 2020.
United States
This animated map shows how U.S. states have voted since 1976
As Americans cast their votes in the 2020 Presidential Election, a graphic, by the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, shows U.S. presidential voting history by state since 1976.
United States
This is how different countries vote in their elections
From compulsory voter registration to postal votes and minimum age, this is how elections are run and voters around the world vote.
United Kingdom
Britons would pay more tax for a fairer society as COVID-19 exposes inequality
A new survey by think-tank Women's Budget Group has shown the majority of Britons support paying more tax in aid of creating a more equal society.
United States
How could a more diverse Gen Z affect the 2020 US election?
16 million more Gen Zs are eligible to vote in the 2020 election. Gen Zs have the highest number of Hispanic and Black individuals than any other voters demographic.
COVID-19
People in these countries think their government did a good job of dealing with the pandemic
A perception poll on coronavirus and its impact on national unity shows most people approve of how their country tackled the crisis.