Discrimination

Weight and Democracy

Research from Michigan State finds that overweight political candidates tend to receive fewer votes than their thinner opponents in US elections Although overweight men have a fair shot at getting on the ballot, they tend to lose to their thinner opponents The research suggests overweight women face discrimination in even getting on the ballot—this finding […]

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Discrimination and Favoritism

Most discrimination in the U.S. is not caused by intention to harm people different from us, but by ordinary favoritism directed at helping people similar to us, according to a new theoretical review. “We can produce discrimination without having any intent to discriminate or any dislike for those who end up being disadvantaged by our

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