by Grace Wankelman | Apr 13, 2021 | University of Denver
On Thursday, October 22nd, 2020, the Supreme Court of Poland ruled that abortions due to fetal defects or lethal fetal diagnoses are unconstitutional, and that, The woman’s comfort is not a reason for ‘killing the unborn child.” This ruling sparked the largest protest...
by Ethan Harris | Apr 12, 2021 | Northeastern University
When Donald Trump tweeted, the world listened. More than that, the world reacted. A new @realdonaldtrump Tweet represented an endless array of possibilities—would he announce a new policy? Refute the results of the 2016 election (that he won)? Attack Alec Baldwin? No...
by John Lindenau | Apr 9, 2021 | American University
Several dozen members of the National Radical Camp (ONR) demonstrate against immigration in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 24, 2018. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images and Foreign Policy There can be no doubt that in recent years there has been a large restructuring of...
by Emily Harris | Apr 1, 2021 | Ursinus College
After a slight reprieve from authoritarian and populist leadership, Ecuador might see a return to the left as the current front-runner in the Ecuadorian presidential elections, Andrés Arauz, has intricate ties to the former populist president Rafael Correa. Since...
by Abigail Hegarty | Mar 16, 2021 | Northeastern University
In this time of increasing misinformation, polarization, and erosion of democracy in the United States, leaders with populist messages such as Marjorie Taylor Greene have mobilized voters to increase their power in government. In the case of Representative Greene,...