by Jacob Gallegos | Oct 29, 2023 | Arizona State University
A federal judge ruled that Georgia’s congressional and state legislative districts must be redrawn prior to the 2024 election. The report concluded that the Republican-drawn political maps, which took effect on December 31st, 2021, discriminated against Black voters....
by Liz Stark | Oct 22, 2023 | University of Pennsylvania
Amid growing violent threats and increasing administrative burdens, a surge in resignations among local election officials signals trouble for U.S. democracy. In the aftermath of the 2020 election, election officials have faced rising threats, harassment, and...
by Joseph Sten | Oct 17, 2023 | Boston University
With recent discussion in the news surrounding the potential adoption of an “ethics code” or other code of conduct for the US Supreme Court, the question of its role in US democracy is once again a hot topic of conversation. Since last year’s overturning of Roe v....
by Daniel Lim | Oct 16, 2023 | Boston University
On October 3rd, 2023, an unprecedented political event occurred when the house voted 216-210 to remove California Republican Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. With the House entering its second week without a Speaker as of October 16th, the US government has...
by Valeria Yraita-Zevallos | Oct 16, 2023 | Boston University
Who does one think of when talking about populism and authoritarianism? The common names that come to mind are those of Hitler, Hugo Chavez, Juan Perón, Alberto Fujimori, and others. However, there are names of leaders from the last ten years that fall into the same...
