Renee Klahr

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Debate May Be Last-Ditch Effort For Struggling Democrats To Stay Alive

By & • Jul 29, 2019

Updated July 30

This week's debate could be the last onstage appearance for more than half of the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls.

With more stringent qualification rules from the Democratic National Committee set to severely limit who will make the debate stage in September, lower-tier candidates are now facing a do-or-die moment this Tuesday and Wednesday in Detroit.

Mechanical Sex: The Relationship Between Intercourse And Intimacy

By , , , & • Jun 14, 2019

Many people start exploring their sexuality in college. The lessons they learn about intimacy and attraction during these years lay a foundation for the rest of their lives.

"I have students who have had sex many times drunk but have never held someone's hand," says Occidental University sociologist Lisa Wade.

See 200 Years Of Twists And Turns Of Census Citizenship Questions

By & • Apr 23, 2019

If the Trump administration gets its way, federal law will require this question to be asked of each person living in all of the country's households in 2020: "Is this person a citizen of the United States?" It's been close to 70 years since a citizenship question has been included among the census questions for every U.S. household.

In fact, the U.S. census has never before directly asked for the citizenship status of every person living in every household.

Timeline: The Census Citizenship Question's Unusual Journey To The Supreme Court

By & • Apr 23, 2019

Three federal judges have ruled that the process the Trump administration followed in pushing to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census failed to meet the mark.

In Maryland, U.S. District Judge George Hazel summed it up as "woefully deficient," while U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg in California called the administration's efforts to find a justification for the question "a cynical search."

Who's Running For President? The 2020 Democrats

By , & • Jan 31, 2019

The Democratic presidential field is big.

Where Does Illegal Immigration Mostly Occur? Here's What The Data Tell Us

By & • Jan 10, 2019

Most undocumented immigrants didn't enter this country through Tijuana, where news cameras have captured images of thousands of immigrants seeking refuge during recent months.

And they didn't enter near the border town of McAllen, Texas, which the president visited Thursday during the 20th day of a partial government shutdown fought over constructing additional barriers on the Southern border.

What It Looks Like To Have A Record Number Of Women In The House Of Representatives

By , & • Jan 4, 2019

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One hundred twenty-seven. That's how many women will be in Congress this year, up from 110 in the previous Congress.

It's a jump that's simultaneously so big and so small.

Trump Is Reshaping The Judiciary. A Breakdown By Race, Gender And Qualification

By & • Nov 15, 2018

The Trump administration has already written the opening chapters of what could be its most enduring legacy: the makeup of the federal courts.

In partnership with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Trump White House has secured lifetime appointments for 29 appeals court judges and 53 district court judges. That's not to mention two Supreme Court nominees.

Too Little, Too Much: How Poverty and Wealth Affect Our Minds

By , , , , & • Oct 4, 2018

Have you ever noticed that when something important is missing in your life, your brain can only seem to focus on that missing thing?

Hookup Culture: The Unspoken Rules Of Sex On College Campuses

By • Sep 25, 2017

Few topics send the media into a panic like the idea of hookup culture on college campuses. But are college students actually having more sex than their parents did a generation ago? Research suggests the answer is no.

Lisa Wade, a sociologist at Occidental College, says something has changed, though: In today's hookup culture, developing an emotional attachment to a casual sex partner is one of the biggest breaches of social norms.