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Are you MAGA, even? How Polarization Ties Into Democratic Erosion

Are you MAGA, even? How Polarization Ties Into Democratic Erosion

by Emily Gee | Mar 29, 2026 | Suffolk University

By definition, democracy requires multiple parties to function, but the proudest democracy of the modern age is facing issues as a direct result. The United States is currently experiencing one of its most politically polarizing climates in history, resulting in...
How Recent Discriminatory Kansas Legislation is Accelerating Democratic Backsliding in the U.S.

How Recent Discriminatory Kansas Legislation is Accelerating Democratic Backsliding in the U.S.

by Lyndsey Pettengill | Mar 28, 2026 | Suffolk University

  For many across the globe, the United States of America has long been the shining ideal of a free and democratic society. However, recent voter-suppressing legislation enacted in Kansas threatens to snuff out this light for good. As SB 244 becomes law, America...

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary: A Prime Example of Authoritarian Populism

by Alex Currie | Mar 26, 2026 | Salem State University

With elections in Hungary coming up this April, the country’s incumbent prime minister, Viktor Orban, is ramping up efforts to stay in power, resorting to authoritarian tactics to sway the vote in his favor once again. Orban and his Fidesz Party are facing a real...
What a shrunken Congress means for democracy in America

What a shrunken Congress means for democracy in America

by Hunter Porter | Mar 24, 2026 | Suffolk University

Congress plays an essential role in our government. They are the only federal officials directly elected by the American people, yet in recent years, under Republican and Democratic leadership, they have shirked their constitutional powers, ceding them to the...
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...
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