Politics and Government

UW Professor of Psychology Tony Greenwald speaks about implicit bias.

The changes the 20th century brought to American presidential politics “continue to hold true” in the 21st century,” says Margaret O’Mara, University of Washington associate professor of history.

Ed Gragert, a Jackson School alumnus and the US director of the Global Campaign for Education, says that young refugees are missing out on education that could improve their lives.

A faction of the GOP has forced two strong voices of moderation out. They would be wise to elect a speaker who will help them regain traction as the loyal opposition, says Christopher Parker.

The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies’ growing areas of interest and sphere of impact will be on display Oct. 16.

An exorbitant interest rate on court fines and fees help create modern-day debtors’ jails. Alexes Harris, associate professor of sociology, is quoted.

Despite the recovery, many people in the middle and lower classes say their wages have not increased in years. Christopher Parker, UW associate professor of political science, is quoted.

A discussion on why the UW is suing the CIA over documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act about an alleged massacre in El Salvador.

The UW Center for Human Rights announced it is suing the CIA for withholding information on a United States-trained El Salvadoran commander who has been implicated in civilian deaths.

Seeking justice for survivors of a massacre in El Salvador, the Center for Human Rights is suing the agency over withholding public records

After years of delays and rejections, the University of Washington's Center for Human Rights has sued the CIA for not providing documents related to the El Salvadoran civil war.

Rural communities that host prisons support punitive criminal laws and policies because they profit prison growth, writes Rebecca Thorpe, assistant professor of political science.

Christopher Parker, an associate professor at the University of Washington, talks about how the political conversation may shift if change averse elements of the Republican party take control.

A UW Center for Human Rights fellow in suing the CIA over documents relating to the El Salvadoran civil war in the 1980s.

A UW human rights project is suing the Central Intelligence Agency for refusing to declassify and turn over documents relating to the U.S. role in El Salvador’s civil war.