by Ed Schmeltzer | Nov 17, 2020 | University of Chicago
As the 2020 election winds down and the Democratic Party has, by all reputable accounts, been confirmed as the victor, Op-Eds across the internet have been released mourning the death of the projected Democratic ‘blue wave’. This was the hoped-for upsurge in...
by Gabriel Morales | Oct 24, 2020 | University of Chicago
Since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Congress and indeed the rest of the country has been grappling with how we should proceed in filling the late justice’s seat. The Republican and Senate majority argument is a rewriting and violation of previously...
by Zafiro Aguilar | Oct 24, 2020 | University of Chicago
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has offered essential services to the people of the United States for more than 240 years. Among these services include the secure delivery of absentee ballots during election years, and this election year is no different. So...
by Eliza Beckerman-Lee | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
After a summer marked by a global health crisis, social upheaval, and a devastating economic downturn, the stakes of an American presidential election have never been higher. And with early voting well under way and election day coming up in less than two weeks,...
by Molly Portwood | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
In 2016, American trust of mass media was at an all-time low. Gallup found that of 1,020 adult Americans surveyed, 32% reported having a “great deal/fair amount” of trust in the media. When sorted by party affiliation, Gallup found that 51% of Democrats, 30% of...
