by Kenzie Bins | Oct 17, 2022 | Boston University
One of the most notable weaknesses of American democracy is its system of voting. Claims of widespread fraud following the 2020 presidential election perpetrated by one of the candidates are just the tip of the iceberg concerning the erosion of democratic practices...
by Dylan Giordano | Feb 14, 2022 | Boston University
How the National Rifle Association turned from lobbyists protecting gun owners to firearm manufacturers’ biggest tool in influencing Congress and undermining democracy The issues surrounding gun control in the United States is nothing if not hotly contested, and...
by Mikaela Linder | Oct 24, 2021 | Suffolk University
Recently, I attended a hearing held by the Massachusetts legislature’s Special Joint Committee on Redistricting where the newly drawn legislative districts were unveiled. Massachusetts, the birthplace of gerrymandering, has a sensitive history with the redistricting...
by Frances Fields | Oct 13, 2021 | University of Georgia
While there is hope for America’s future as a democracy, there are serious democratic backsliding issues at the present moment. Increased polarization is widely accepted as a pre-cursor to this backsliding. Polarization can have a large variety of causes, but in...
by Dayan Vizoso | Oct 22, 2020 | University of Chicago
In the United States, the people want democracy. In fact, recent work by the Pew Research Center finds that “while Americans generally agree on democratic ideals and values […] they see the country fall well short in living up to these ideals” about...
