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The Rise of Independent Voters: A Crisis of Representation in American Democracy

The Rise of Independent Voters: A Crisis of Representation in American Democracy

by Safa Chowdhry | Mar 23, 2026 | University of Houston

The representation of American’s political identities have been vastly changing over the past two decades. Public polls show that roughly 40 percent of Americans no longer identify with either the Democratic or Republican party. The rise of the independent party has...

Examining Democratic Backsliding Through the Actions of ICE

by Chrissy Evans | Feb 20, 2026 | Salem State University

The disruption and terror produced by ICE agents have spread rapidly across the United States, having devastating impacts on big cities and small towns alike. In Leominster, Massachusetts — a town with generations of families, many being of Hispanic origin — video...

The Trump Administration’s Aggressive Rejection of Dissent Threatens Democracy

by Kerry Glynn | Feb 12, 2026 | Boston University

As the Trump administration enters its second year, Trump continues to push his strategy of executive aggrandizement, reducing institutions independence and eliminating competition. The administration has attacked any form of dissent, including the media, legislative...

How Trump and his federal forces are using America’s polarization problem to dismantle American democracy

by Koai Solano Ortiz | Dec 11, 2025 | Northeastern University

America’s two-party system is seeing one of its largest divides in American history. Belonging to one party or the other can be an immediate reason for hatred of another, and both parties are becoming increasingly critical of each other, especially within the...

When Violence Becomes “Politics as Usual”: How Normalization Threatens American Democracy

by Kendall Lucchesi | Nov 28, 2025 | Northeastern University

In the United States today, political violence is no longer an unimaginable notion, it is becoming a background condition of democratic life. Threats against election workers, armed intimidation at state capitols, and assaults on public officials are increasingly...
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