by Frank Mastroianni | Oct 15, 2020 | Northeastern University
The principle of “one man, one vote” is under threat in America. The idea that everyone is able to vote in a free and fair election is a core democratic value critical to uphold. Unfortunately, events over the past decade have shown us that this principle is under...
by Madison Ambrose | Oct 14, 2020 | Northeastern University
Tennesseans have been protesting against systemic racism and police brutality since June, joining other states in demanding justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, two Black Americans killed by police officers earlier this year. The murders of Floyd and Taylor...
by Taya Fontenette | Oct 14, 2020 | Northeastern University
What is being called a “modern-day poll tax” has found its way to The Sunshine State. Since the 2018 referendum to grant automatic re-enfranchisement to over a million of their citizens with felony convictions, the state legislature has backpedaled and applied...
by Mayur Patel | Oct 14, 2020 | Northeastern University
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented changes in the world, leaving the right to vote in the United States under siege. One of the pandemic’s most significant impacts will be on the 2020 U.S. presidential election. In its almost 250 years of history,...
by Sara Goldman | Apr 8, 2020 | Boston University
The Coronavirus, or COVID-19 pandemic, is an unprecedented global infectious disease disaster. The initial outbreak was in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019, but it has since spread all over the world, with the US having the highest number of cases worldwide. In the US,...
