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Vote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers’ anger over lost pensions

10.24.24

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld comments on pension issue and the Boeing Strike in AP article

Harris leans on old-school ties for edge in race for Black vote

10.22.24

Weidenbaum Center collaborator Michael Strawbridge points to research that shows unflagging Black support for the Democratic Party

WashU Expert: How to depolarize social media

10.21.24

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Dino Christenson works with WashU data scientist Jean Springsteen on depolarizing social media

Striking Boeing workers set to vote on new contract offer. Will they approve it?

10.21.24

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld comments on striking Boeing workers

Can we get better at disagreeing? WashU's Civil Society Initiative explores reasoning and citizenship

10.16.24

WashU's Civil Society Initiative, partially funded by the Weidenbaum Center, explores reasoning and citizenship

How is a presidential election like a start-up?

10.14.24

For the second presidential election in a row, Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves and Professor Steven Malter have teamed up to help students study these races in real time.

Swing-State Politics Is Rotting Our Brains and Harming Democracy

10.14.24

Study on federal spending by Andrew Reeves and Douglas Kriner highlighted in Slate article

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld comments on Missouri Republicans reaching out to the state's trade unions

10.7.24

Missouri Republicans are reaching out to the state's trade unions - some are wary

Betsy Sinclair Awarded Thomas F. Eagleton University Professorship in Public Affairs and Political Science

10.4.24

Congrats to Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow and Chair of Political Science Betsy Sinclair, on being awarded the Thomas F. Eagleton University Professorship in Public Affairs and Political Science!

Hurricane Helene scrambles politics in 3 battleground states

10.1.24

Weidenbaum Center Former Director Steven Smith comments on hurricane helene's impact on politics

Mercy looks to cut Anthem insurance, could leave thousands of St. Louisans paying more

10.1.24

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Timothy McBride comments on Mercy Health looking to cut ties with Anthem insurance

Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves discusses how natural disasters have damaged U.S. Administrations

10.1.24

Trump seeks to boost presidential bid in Hurricane Helene's wake, analysts say