by Jillian Seigel | Mar 30, 2018 | Skidmore College
On March 24th, thousands of people across the country and around the world took to the streets and protested American gun laws. With the United States being one of the most powerful countries in the world but also one of the leading countries with the most instances...
by Woeser Dolma | Mar 27, 2018 | Skidmore College
On March 25th, I attended the March for our lives protest in New York City. March for life’s mission is to embrace and protect individual’s life. This campaign has seen massive national support as a direct result of the Parkland, Florida High School shooting where 17...
by Maryam Kilani | Mar 27, 2018 | Georgia State University
There is no question that since Trump was elected, the stock market has experienced a feeling of ecstasy. Trump announced during his state of the union address that over his tenure as president the economy has been expanding significantly. High stock market...
by Wabantu Hlophe | Mar 21, 2018 | Yale University
When trying to understand what drives democratic erosion, complacency by politicians at the grassroots is often ignored; a worrisome omission, to say the least. Here, we turn our attention to the particular case of municipal-level government, in New Haven, CT, as...
by Maria Wakeman | Mar 21, 2018 | Yale University
On February 20th, I attended the New Haven Board of Alders meeting, which meets publicly every month. New Haven has a Board of 30 Alders, each one representing a specific section of the city. Demographically, the Board is comprised of predominantly Latino and African...
