by Mary Chelsea Mejillano | May 18, 2025 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
2025: A Turn of Events The year 2025 started with an unexpected turn of events: the House of Representatives impeached Vice President (VP) Sara Duterte. Sara Duterte has been in hot water since 2023 after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the Office...
by Leon Miller | Feb 14, 2025 | Boston University
For those concerned with U.S. democracy, it should suffice to say that this year has been off to a tumultuous start. With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, exhibiting his all too familiar chaotic bravado, the sphere of public discourse has been upended into a...
by Leo Zaroff | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
With the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing US presidential transition grabbing daily headlines, it can be difficult for the American audience to focus on the political events of any other country. However, there are key lessons to be learned from countries like Peru,...
by Zafiro Aguilar | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
The 2020 election year has seen many twists and turns that have impacted the usual ways we see U.S. elections performed, especially in how debates were conducted. We have seen the second planned presidential debate turn into a townhall for each respective candidate....
by Vanessa Mondre | Mar 4, 2020 | Suffolk University
Many people across the United States have lost their faith in the government and are convinced that their voices don’t matter to those in power, so why care? We should care because democracies live off public input and participation which are crucial parts of policy...