Multi-disciplinary blog covering all aspects of USA governance, economics, politics, culture and society. Also covers Canada and Mexico. Part of the LSE Phelan United States Centre. Read all our articles at https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/https://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mrfuj3rvqc2rRacial justice movements mean that the candidate pipeline of young Black and Latino Americans is fuller than ever find Nazita Lajevardi, @moamsson and Kåre Vernby https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/24/racial-justice-movements-mean-that-the-candidate-pipeline-of-young-black-and-latino-americans-is-fuller-than-ever/24 Jul 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfuj3rvqc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mrfhjea4w22wThe 2026 midterms: The road to the 120th US Congress https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/24/the-2026-midterms-the-road-to-the-120th-us-congress/24 Jul 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfhjea4w22whttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mr3i32hjvc2tTrump’s attacks on democracy reveal his authoritarian ambitions https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/20/trumps-attacks-on-democracy-reveal-his-authoritarian-ambitions/20 Jul 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3i32hjvc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mqrslgpeik2iAmericans like the idea of more parties in Congress unless it makes polarization worse https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/16/americans-like-the-idea-of-more-parties-in-congress-unless-it-makes-polarization-worse/16 Jul 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrslgpeik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mqok4vzztk2kTrump’s ICE expansion in America’s cities is threatening democracy https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/15/trumps-ice-expansion-in-americas-cities-is-threatening-democracy/15 Jul 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqok4vzztk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mqoihlkkf226Why do US foreign policy leaders misperceive public opinion? New research from @busbyj2.bsky.social, Joshua D. Kertzer, Jonathan Monten, Jordan Tama, and @ckafura.bsky.social has the answer https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/15/foreign-policy-public-opinion-misperceptions/15 Jul 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoihlkkf226https://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mqjoc3ttjk26Antiracism is an American and an inherently democratic ideal https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/13/antiracism-is-an-american-and-an-inherently-democratic-ideal/13 Jul 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjoc3ttjk26https://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mq7ywiqifs2yThe 2026 Midterms: Arkansas’ primaries showed the political stasis of a one-party state https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/09/arkansas-midterms-primaries-gop-dominance/09 Jul 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7ywiqifs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mq5j65kmpk2tCatalytic converter thefts rise and fall with global metal prices https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/08/catalytic-converter-thefts-rise-and-fall-with-global-metal-prices/08 Jul 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5j65kmpk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mpyg42chus2pNew podcast from The Ballpark: The Global Economy in a Changing World Order with Professor @sjrickard.bsky.social of @lsegovernment.bsky.social https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/06/the-global-economy-in-a-changing-world-order-the-ballpark-podcast/06 Jul 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyg42chus2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mpybt7x2es26Like America 250, the 1876 bicentennial celebrations were an attempt at unity in a divisive time writes Joss Harrison of @lsehy.bsky.social https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/06/america-250-1876-centennial-unity-divisions/06 Jul 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpybt7x2es26https://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mpq6idmq622vWhen governments use AI, citizens want it to be accurate, accountable and fair, especially when police and the courts are involved https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/03/government-ai-accuracy-accountability-fairness/03 Jul 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpq6idmq622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mpnvmvqn7s2tExpanding mail voting in 2020 helped more people in all racial groups to vote by mail, but its effect on government trust is less clear find @maraynam.bsky.social , @atrexler.com and @profsorelle.bsky.social https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/02/mail-voting-impact-trust-voters/02 Jul 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnvmvqn7s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mplwluzlbk2hWinning elections can make voters more willing to excuse attacks on democracy https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/07/01/democracy-backsliding-election-victory-voters/01 Jul 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplwluzlbk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mpjg7g2ffc2rAt 250, America is a nation of exploitation, inequality, idealism and resistance https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/06/30/at-250-america-is-a-nation-of-exploitation-inequality-idealism-and-resistance/30 Jun 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjg7g2ffc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mpgsaieo522vThe 2026 Midterms: Pro-Trump TikTok isn’t reflecting the growing splits in the MAGA coalition https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/06/29/tiktok-midterms-maga-coalition-splits/29 Jun 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgsaieo522vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mp6lydxumc25What the UK can teach the US about how to get disconnected youth back into work https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/06/26/what-the-uk-can-teach-the-us-about-how-to-get-disconnected-youth-back-into-work/26 Jun 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6lydxumc25https://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mp45o5tsrk2zAcross the US and Canada, community land trusts are climate-proofing affordable housing, but policy holds them back write @jasonspicer.bsky.social of @baruch.cuny.edu and Ruoniu (Vince) Wang of the University of Washington https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/06/25/across-the-us-and-canada-community-land-trusts-are-climate-proofing-affordable-housing-but-policy-holds-them-back/25 Jun 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp45o5tsrk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mozumpydws25At the UFC 250 White House event Trump flaunted the high, not the low https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/06/24/at-the-ufc-250-white-house-event-trump-flaunted-the-high-not-the-low/24 Jun 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozumpydws25https://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mozqq34blk2rListen to the new podcast from The Ballpark: Rethinking the 1990s with Professors G. John Ikenberry and Peter Trubowitz https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/06/23/rethinking-the-1990s-with-professors-g-john-ikenberry-and-peter-trubowitz-the-ballpark-podcast/24 Jun 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozqq34blk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mozqkd6dy22rTrump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” was the wrong answer to a real problem write https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/06/24/trumps-1-8-billion-anti-weaponization-fund-was-the-wrong-answer-to-a-real-problem/24 Jun 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozqkd6dy22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3movcoabil22hCongress, even more than the presidency, is driving the narrative that US trade policy is a security issue find @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social , Gemma Mateo and @andduer.bsky.social of @unisalzburg.bsky.social https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/06/22/congress-even-more-than-the-presidency-is-driving-the-narrative-that-us-trade-policy-is-a-security-issue/22 Jun 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3movcoabil22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3monajt7dzk2kThe 2026 FIFA World Cup has become another arena for Trump’s political theatre https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/06/19/the-2026-fifa-world-cup-has-become-another-arena-for-trumps-political-theatre/19 Jun 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3monajt7dzk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3mokzil6qzk2wThe Federal Reserve will remain in the political crosshairs writes @tdecon.bsky.social of @univofmaryland.bsky.social https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/06/18/why-the-federal-reserve-will-remain-in-the-political-crosshairs/18 Jun 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokzil6qzk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lseusablog.bsky.social/post/3moiqsueibk2wThe 2026 Midterms: Texas’ primaries show the cracks in the state’s red foundation https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/06/17/the-2026-midterms-texas-primaries-show-the-cracks-in-the-states-red-foundation/17 Jun 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:krpccambckoacdjaoo4dwgu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moiqsueibk2w