NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

How Twitter and other social media can draw the US into foreign interventions

  • Written by Eleonora Mattiacci, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Amherst College

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has promised to resign by the end of the month. That announcement came after thousands of Algerians took to the streets in March to protest his decision to run for a fifth term.

Social media played a crucial role in those demonstrations, allowing protesters to coordinate the place and time of the mass...

Read more: How Twitter and other social media can draw the US into foreign interventions

More Articles ...

  1. New York gets serious about traffic with the first citywide US congestion pricing plan
  2. 3 times political conflict reshaped American mathematics
  3. Laws are chipping away at democracy around the world
  4. Kids exposed to flame retardant PBDE are at risk for lifelong liver or cardiovascular problems
  5. Did a censored female writer inspire Hemingway's famous style?
  6. So you want to tax the rich – here's which candidate's plan makes the most sense
  7. Brain scan evidence in criminal sentencing: A blessing and a curse
  8. Anti-vaxxers appear to be losing ground in the online vaccine debate
  9. 7 unexpected things that libraries offer besides books
  10. The unique vulnerabilities and needs of teen survivors of mass shootings
  11. Is it the end of 'statistical significance'? The battle to make science more uncertain
  12. As its ruling dynasty withers, Gabon – a US ally and guardian of French influence in Africa – ponders its future
  13. Atheism has been part of many Asian traditions for millennia
  14. Is doing your taxes making you crazy? Here's why it shouldn't
  15. Citizen science shows that climate change is rapidly reshaping Long Island Sound
  16. How state power regulators are making utilities account for the costs of climate change
  17. Rail travel is cleaner than driving or flying, but will Americans buy in?
  18. Microbes that live in fishes' slimy mucus coating could lead chemists to new antibiotic drugs
  19. Last of the giants: What killed off Madagascar's megafauna a thousand years ago?
  20. Data reveals the value of an assist in basketball
  21. What happens to rural and small-town Trump voters after Trump is gone?
  22. Medicaid work requirements: Is there a path forward that could help the poor, not harm them?
  23. Jessie Simmons: How a schoolteacher became an unsung hero of the civil rights movement
  24. For a flooded Midwest, climate forecasts offer little comfort
  25. Want to fix gerrymandering? Then the Supreme Court needs to listen to mathematicians
  26. What Oklahoma's opioid settlement means for other states, cities and counties suing Purdue Pharma
  27. Why pay transparency alone won't eliminate the persistent wage gap between men and women
  28. How single women are driving gentrification in Hong Kong and elsewhere
  29. Net price calculators were supposed to make it easier to understand the cost of college – instead, many are making it more difficult
  30. Do you have a moral duty to pay taxes?
  31. Nonprofits that scrimp on overhead aren't necessarily better than those spending more
  32. When Ebola and other epidemics strike, a dysfunctional 'outbreak culture' hinders adequate response
  33. What you need to know about the Mueller report: 4 essential reads
  34. When medical workers behave badly during disease outbreaks, everyone suffers
  35. Attacks against elections are inevitable – Estonia shows what can be done
  36. The surprising (and Long) story of the first use of ether in surgery
  37. Fending off new Sackler money is easier for museums and schools than returning old gifts
  38. An unexpected pathway to treating neurodegenerative diseases
  39. How the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings turned baseball into a national sensation
  40. Principle behind Google's April Fools' pigeon prank proves more than a joke
  41. Extreme weather news may not change climate change skeptics' minds
  42. You'll hear these 4 arguments in defense of the Electoral College – here's why they're wrong
  43. DOJ efforts to kill Obamacare, the cat with 9 lives, could cause health care havoc for millions
  44. Supreme Court to rule on use of religious symbols in war memorials
  45. The science and politics of genetically engineered salmon: 5 questions answered
  46. How higher ed can earn the public's trust after the admissions scandal
  47. Statistics ruined baseball by perfecting it
  48. Beyond 'Bandersnatch,' the future of interactive TV is bright
  49. How social media is helping Big Tobacco hook a new generation of smokers
  50. Trump and obstruction of justice: An explainer