The COVID-19 pandemic was a global crisis that showed the fragility of democracy in Taiwan, where misinformation threatened the three pillars that define the nation’s government and civil society.
Over 100 years ago, civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois argued for an America in which democracy means equal representation for all. Philosopher Elvira Basevich looks back to Du Bois for how we might solve the problems workers face today.
The American Dream as both idea and ideal, for all its complications, has had an undeniably powerful role in shaping values and aspirations in the U.S. and far beyond its borders. We spoke with faculty and students in the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis who represent a wealth of knowledge and perspectives that help us think about American society’s past, present and continuing potential.
In a new study, people who were encouraged to follow mainstream news organizations on Instagram and WhatsApp were better at identifying true from false news stories. News followers were also more aware of important events and had more trust in news media and journalists.
Hostility for people in opposing political parties in the U.S. has been increasing for decades. Research in political science is at the frontier of more detailed measures of polarization that show what drives those feelings. This research provides insight on what might change the course of the nation.
