by Justin Saint-Loubert-Bie | May 3, 2019 | University of Chicago
On April 30th, the Sri Lankan government lifted a ban on social media it had put in place following the Easter attacks that had killed 253 people. Officials had initiated the ban in fear that social media platforms would be used to spread misinformation inciting...
by Emily Young | Apr 29, 2019 | University of Chicago
President Trump has used Twitter to connect with his supporters in an unprecedented way. His use of the platform has increased far beyond that of past presidents and the information he has chosen to...
by Shiva Kangeyan | Apr 29, 2019 | University of Chicago
The Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court decision occurred in June 2013. The premise of the case was that Shelby County, Alabama sued the federal government over sections 5 and 4(b) of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, saying that those two clauses violated both Article 4...
by Kayode Babatunde | Apr 28, 2019 | Georgia State University
How can the most compassionate and diverse largest bloc of voters in the United States be the least participant in a country that seems to be digressing from its roots? Based on common knowledge of the voting statistics in the United States, the millennials are by far...
by Kenya Shawlaney | Apr 28, 2019 | Georgia State University
Over my spring break, I went to a political event called “How Journalists and The Public Shape our Democracy.” This political event was held in Gwinnett County at their public library. For those who do not know where Gwinnett County is located, it is in Suwannee,...
