by Sofia Delgado | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
Following a worrying trend of anti-democratic actions taken by Wisconsin’s Republican politicians, in November of 2021, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson called for a unilateral takeover of the state’s bipartisan Elections Commission (WEC) by the Republican-controlled...
by Virginia Juarbe | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
Since the January 6th riots of 2021, the United States government has been up in arms about how to handle the fates of those who took part in the riots. These riots were brought to fruition through the encouragement of then-President Donald Trump; still today the GOP...
by Anika Bhat | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
On January 24, 2022, three federal judges struck down a newly redistricted Alabama map in a case named Singleton v. Merrill. Specifically, the judges — two of which were appointed by former President Trump — cited a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act,...
by Vishan Chaudhary | Feb 3, 2022 | University of Chicago
The current debate over whether to reform the filibuster in the U.S. Senate has profound implications for the strength of American democracy. The filibuster, a procedural rule which allows any senator to block the passage of legislation that does not have...
by Paul Kroyak | Dec 8, 2021 | Salem State University
On September 26th, 2021, Germany held an election which was unlike any other in the country’s last sixteen years. Angela Merkel is retiring after an overwhelmingly successful career that has shaped the scope of German and European politics for the foreseeable future....
