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Look at What They Took From You: MAGA Polarization Through Social Media

by Abigail Tuufuli | Mar 30, 2026 | Arizona State University

The official White House X account sits at over four million followers. Created in January of 2025, the social media page’s bio reads: “The Golden Age of America Begins Now.” Like many other accounts, political or not, they share posts from others, keep followers...
The United States of Stealth Authoritarianism

The United States of Stealth Authoritarianism

by Joey Pisani | Mar 29, 2026 | Suffolk University

Are we really doing this? “America will continue our leadership in defense of human dignity, in defense of rules and norms, and in defense of freedom and liberty. There is too much at stake to do anything less.” Vice President Kamala Harris spoke those words in 2023...
The DHS Shutdown is Led by Populist Politicians

The DHS Shutdown is Led by Populist Politicians

by Nancybella Rago | Mar 29, 2026 | Suffolk University

An “anti-compromise” mindset from populist politicians continues to hinder negotiation between Democrats and the White House. On February 14, 2026 a partial government shutdown centered on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)  began, surrounding the Trump...

American Intervention in Venezuela: An Erosion of Democratic Norms

by Bereket Nelson | Mar 29, 2026 | Suffolk University

  American Intervention in Venezuela: An Erosion of Democratic Norms In the early hours of January 3, 2026, U.S. military forces conducted an “intervention” in Venezuela’s sovereign territory, seizing and essentially extraditing the acting head of state, Nicolás...
Have The New Immigration Policies Made the United States Fall Into Democratic Erosion?

Have The New Immigration Policies Made the United States Fall Into Democratic Erosion?

by Stephanie Moran | Mar 28, 2026 | Suffolk University

Have the New Immigration Policies Made the United States Fall Into Democratic Erosion? By Stephanie Moran   Since Trump has become president of the United States, he and his administration have made many new policies about Immigration. These new policies have...
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