by Skyler Goodman | Dec 17, 2022 | Suffolk University
On June 24th, 2022 the United States Supreme Court issued one of the most controversial decisions in its two centuries of existence. Supreme Court – Source: Unsplash This past summer, having just finished my undergraduate degree, I was staying with family about...
by Kasey Armstrong | Nov 10, 2022 | Suffolk University
The importance of youth engagement in the democratic system, and ways that those who are not yet able to vote can still engage in civics. Our Issues, Our Voices, Our Votes: Youth Civic Participation Today, presented by Suffolk University’s Political Science and...
by James Walsh | Oct 24, 2020 | Suffolk University
The Presidency of Donald Trump has seen the soft guard rails of our democracy eroded. For the first time in recent memory, the protections that many thought were intertwined with American style democracy have begun to disappear. The COVID-19 pandemic has made these...
by Madeleine Haas | Mar 23, 2018 | Ohio State University
Civic engagement is a vital component of any democracy, however immature or struggling. Panama is one such young and struggling democracy. The response of citizens and government officials to the release of the Panama Papers shows us that Panama is at a crucial moment...
by Pomerantz Rachel | Mar 11, 2018 | University of Pennsylvania
As the follow-up to what was likely the largest single-day demonstration in American history, the first anniversary of the Women’s March had high expectations. Occurring last year on the first full day of the Trump presidency, the first Women’s March set off a year of...
