WHY THE PARTIES ARE INCREASING POLARIZATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON DEMOCRATIC EROSION BY COLLIN SWORDS
Article in reference: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/04/13/for-the-first-time-ever-a-majority-of-democrats-identify-as-liberals...
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Attending a City Council Meeting by Sydney Willis
Attending a city council meeting is one of the easiest ways to be involved in local politics, but many people don’t attend them because they have...
The Fragmented State of the Democratic Party by Jacob Buckelew
A recent article by David Frum of The Atlantic titled “Democrats Are Falling Into the Ilhan Omar Trap” argues that President Trump is making...
The independence of central banks
It’s been a long time since a political-economic article has grabbed my attention like The Economist’s “The independence of central banks is...
Why Elizabeth Warren is a Populist
Elizabeth Warren is affiliated with the Democratic Party of the United States and is the current senator of the state of Massachusetts. Prior to...
Populism in the 2020 Presidential Race?
When we think of populism, or the rise of populism, it’s pretty easy to think of Donald Trump. We think of his rants against immigrants. We think...
ACLU: An Important Resource
I recently attended a lecture given by Rahsaan Hall, director of Racial Justice Program for the ACLU of Massachusetts. I found this lecture to be...
Symptoms of Democratic Erosion in the United States, Stemming from the Simplest Roots of government
During the spring semester of 2019, I attended a Governor’s Council hearing at the Massachusetts State house. I was lucky enough to be invited to...
CEO Makes Millions but Does Not Pay Employees a Living Wage – Economic Inequality and Democratic Erosion in the US
In a recent opinion piece by Paul Waldman of the Washington Post, he references a hearing in the House of Representatives, in which freshman...