by Jia Xin Luo | Nov 22, 2023 | Northeastern University
What is gridlock and polarization? Political theorist, Jennifer McCoy, defines polarization as, “a process whereby the normal multiplicity of differences in a society increasingly align along a single dimension and people increasingly perceive and describe...
by Jacob Gallegos | Oct 29, 2023 | Arizona State University
A federal judge ruled that Georgia’s congressional and state legislative districts must be redrawn prior to the 2024 election. The report concluded that the Republican-drawn political maps, which took effect on December 31st, 2021, discriminated against Black voters....
by Valeria Yraita-Zevallos | Oct 16, 2023 | Boston University
Who does one think of when talking about populism and authoritarianism? The common names that come to mind are those of Hitler, Hugo Chavez, Juan Perón, Alberto Fujimori, and others. However, there are names of leaders from the last ten years that fall into the same...
by Antonio Salazar Jr. | Oct 16, 2023 | School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University
The recent national-level strike launched by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union at several major auto manufacturers in the United States against General Motors (GM), Ford Motor, and Stellantis (Chrysler owner) stands as a pivotal event in American labor history. At...
by Nicole Gonzales | Oct 15, 2023 | Boston University
The Supreme Court, an institution responsible for providing equal justice under the law, contradicts this role in our current democracy. As the two other branches of government become more politically extreme to appeal to increasingly polarized voters, non-elected...
