Political pressure is prompting more than a third of social studies teachers to axe some topics from their lessons, according to a new survey.

The influential theorist explored a wide range of topics, including democracy, fascism, secularism, and climate ...

Social studies is a vast discipline. Teaching basic economic principles, the critical civics knowledge how to register to ...

Greg Weiner, a professor of political science, is the president of Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The Public Scholar speaks with Jonathan Becker, a professor of political studies and the director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College about his work to protect student voting rights.

“A narrow focus on ratios of only Democrats to Republicans (or liberals to conservatives) obscures the true distribution of ...

When we talk about political violence, we almost always assume that its perpetrators are young men. That makes sense: men are statistically more likely to engage in physical aggression and get ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A study by Florida State University’s Institute for Governance and Civics shows a deepening political divide in our country, which is increasingly impacting our social ...

Social media can exacerbate this polarization, especially when the algorithms social media companies use feed content that not only aligns with a user’s political views but also attacks the opposing ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Saturated fats are having a moment, one that ...

Two new studies involving thousands of participants examined how chatbots can influence political beliefs. Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images Artificial intelligence chatbots are changing the world, ...

Two separate studies published today in the journals Science and Nature arrived at the same conclusion: AI chatbots can be very persuasive at molding a person’s political opinion, with researchers ...