politics

Stephen Aron, chair of the department of history, leads a discussion with faculty, campaign strategists and media.

Learn about California's candidates as well as 17 Propositions up for a vote in November.

UCLA Anderson Forecast’s quarterly outlook for the national economy foresees real gross domestic product growth in the 2 percent to 2.5 percent range throughout 2017 and 2018, where it has been for the past seven years.

Debate watchers at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs try to second-guess how voters will react to the televised showdown.

In four upcoming campus events, UCLA experts and others share their expertise on important issues in the presidential election this November.

Laurie Hart taught seminars over the summer at the University of the Aegean in Lesvos, Greece, where thousands of refugees who fled from Syria and other countries are encamped.

A UCLA political scientist and an American University political historian talked about the key factors in the presidential election Tuesday night before a packed crowd at the Hammer Museum.

David Shulman outlines why he will reluctantly vote for a Democrat in November, how Donald Trump betrays American values and what Republicans need to do to regain their party.

On Tuesday Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m., the Hammer Museum presents two political science experts to assess the likely outcome of November’s vote.

The UCLA Anderson School of Management professor knows he won't be elected but hopes to wake Americans up to key economic issues.

A valuable resource for research on the United Kingdom's historic vote to exit the European Union, the archive is a collection of 46 of the campaign's most important websites.

Sixty-eight students studying in Europe this summer got the opportunity of a lifetime to see immediate reaction to the vote to leave the European Union.

The public perception is that lobbyists only fight for lax regulations that allow businesses to pollute more. Green firms lobby too.

Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board and a UCLA faculty member, is a fierce fighter for the environment. She has championed a difficult cause without succumbing to bitterness or wallowing in the polarization that has crippled Sacramento and Washington.

Students in American Indian Studies took part in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York.

UCLA Advocacy's Presidential Primary Surrogate Forum on Immigration Policy offers insights on May 31, 5-8 p.m. at Moore Hall.

California Governor Jerry Brown has been fighting for the environment for decades. He reflects on that history.

A memorial will be held on Wednesday, June 8 at the UCLA California NanoSystems Institute.

Donald Trump is a man who maximizes his celebrity, keeping the focus on him during the presidential primary season, journalists explain at a UCLA lecture.

Five UCLA experts from across the campus recently assembled a big-picture view of the political turmoil, economic crisis and investigation into widespread corruption that are shaking Brazil to its core.  

Political journalists Dylan Byers and Sasha Issenberg in conversation with UCLA professor and presidential election expert Lynn Vavreck.

A discussion with David O'Sullivan, ambassador of the European Union to the United States.

UCLA faculty with expertise in international politics, labor movements and more discuss Brazil's current political crisis on May 4, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Politics and media experts from UCLA and Vanderbilt University are providing a data-backed understanding of commercials’ persuasiveness and effectiveness with a new rating system.

Economics professor Lee Ohanian co-writes an op-ed that criticizes Donald Trump’s ideas on international trade because they would lead to less commerce with the rest of the world.