by Kasey Olympiev | Apr 15, 2025 | Boston University
The United States is rich. In fact, almost ridiculously so; to illustrate, according to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook for 2025, the U.S. sits proudly at the apex of worldwide rankings, with an estimate of $30.34 trillion in GDP. In second place? China—with...
by sfikas.3@osu.edu | Oct 11, 2024 | Ohio State University
Turns out it’s not impossible for politicians to agree on some things. Or at least that’s what the Columbus City Council would have you believe. Maybe it’s just a local politics thing. City Hall sits in the heart of downtown Columbus and hosts...
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 Charlotte Kelly | Apr 14, 2019 | Rollins College
In a recent opinion piece by Paul Waldman of the Washington Post, he references a hearing in the House of Representatives, in which freshman representative Katie Porter (D.-Calif) questions Jamie Dimon, the CEO of the big banking corporation JP Morgan Chase. Porter...
by Dylan Gleeman | Feb 13, 2019 | Boston University
Ivory Coast is in a clearly defined erosion of their democracy. Democratic erosion is a gradual process that transpires when elected leaders progressively undermine democracy. Oftentimes, it is difficult to tell when the line has been crossed from democracy to...
