by David Winner | Apr 8, 2020 | Boston University
The COVID-19 epidemic has pulled parts of America’s healthcare system to the brink of collapse. Hospitals in hard-hit areas are reaching capacity as emergency rooms fill with patients, available ICU beds dwindle, and much-needed medical equipment becomes harder to...
by John Russo | Apr 8, 2020 | Boston University
Earlier in the year and in late 2019, the Republican party in the US has been suppressing voters and voter turnouts through voter roll purges and the passage of voter ID laws. Since then, attempts at voter suppression have increased in this new age of COVID-19. The...
by Keianna Wen | Apr 7, 2020 | Boston University
With 330,891 current cases of Covid-19, this virus has affected people in every aspect of life from elections to employment. Trump has engaged in various activities that can be considered authoritarian such as spreading disinformation and silencing those who do not...
by Leilani Chew | Apr 6, 2020 | Boston University
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Ron Wyden recently proposed emergency voting reforms which would allow every U.S. state to expand the use of vote-by-mail. According to Klobuchar, these changes would help ensure that during the coronavirus pandemic, no citizen has to “‘pick...
by John W | Apr 6, 2020 | Rollins College
In recent years, a fear has taken hold that democratic erosion is occurring all across the globe, from the United States to the Philippines. Many theories have been introduced in an attempt to explain why this is occurring and how it can be stopped. While the subject...
