Nov 4, 2024 | 2023, elections |
Mia Buswell, Democracy Fellow (‘25 International Affairs) Leading up to the election, tariff policies are an increasingly heated topic of discussion among presidential candidates and the media alike. Whether it is a universal tariff or a response to an accelerating...
Oct 31, 2024 | 2023, elections, Presidency, Voting |
Erin Harris, Democracy Fellow (’25 Political Science and Communication Studies) At the height of the 2024 Presidential Election, a review of how voting and elections work in the United States can help with easing some of the anxiety and tension of this time of...
Oct 11, 2023 | 2023, Economy |
Sophia Rossi, Democracy Fellow (’24 Political Science) and Dr. Kara Dillard, Associate Director, Madison Center for Civic Engagement and Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies) In 1979, labor union membership hit a peak at about 21 million members...
Oct 10, 2023 | 2023, First Amendment, Privacy |
Annika Thompson (’26, Graphic Design) and Sophia Rossi (’24, Political Science) In the United States, 72% of the population uses at least one form of social media. Of those 72%, the most popular social media sites were Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram....
May 2, 2023 | 2023, Equity, Immigration |
By Gabriela Leija-Hernandez, Woodson Martin Democracy Fellow, Madison Center for Civic Engagement The Biden Administration announced last week a plan that would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, commonly referred to as DACA, to...
May 2, 2023 | 2023, Partisan Rancor |
By Angelina Clapp, Sr. Democracy Fellow and Madison Center for Civic Engagement Graduate Assistant; Masters of Public Administration (‘20, ‘23M) Over the last few decades, citizens’ trust in American institutions, elections, government, and each other has been...
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