/* grid
----------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*
=========================================
================ Fonts ==================
=========================================
*/
@font-face {
  font-family: "Capita";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Extra-Light/Capita-Extra-Light.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Extra-Light/Capita-Extra-Light.eot?") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Extra-Light/Capita-Extra-Light.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Extra-Light/Capita-Extra-Light.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 200;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Capita";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Extra-Light-Italic/Capita-Extra-Light-Italic.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Extra-Light-Italic/Capita-Extra-Light-Italic.eot?") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Extra-Light-Italic/Capita-Extra-Light-Italic.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Extra-Light-Italic/Capita-Extra-Light-Italic.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 200;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Capita";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Regular/Capita-Regular.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Regular/Capita-Regular.eot?") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Regular/Capita-Regular.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Regular/Capita-Regular.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Capita";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Italic/Capita-Italic.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Italic/Capita-Italic.eot?") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Italic/Capita-Italic.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Italic/Capita-Italic.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Capita";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Bold/Capita-Bold.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Bold/Capita-Bold.eot?") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Bold/Capita-Bold.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Bold/Capita-Bold.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Capita";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Bold-Italic/Capita-Bold-Italic.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Bold-Italic/Capita-Bold-Italic.eot?") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Bold-Italic/Capita-Bold-Italic.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Capita-Bold-Italic/Capita-Bold-Italic.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 700;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Circular";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Book.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Book.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Book.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Book.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Circular";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Book-Italic.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Book-Italic.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Book-Italic.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Book-Italic.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Circular";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Medium.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Medium.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Medium.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Medium.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Circular";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Medium-Italic.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Medium-Italic.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Medium-Italic.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Medium-Italic.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Circular";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Bold.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Bold.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Bold.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Bold.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Circular";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Bold-Italic.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Bold-Italic.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Bold-Italic.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Bold-Italic.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 700;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Circular";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Black.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Black.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Black.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Black.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 900;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Circular";
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Black-Italic.eot");
  src: url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Black-Italic.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Black-Italic.woff") format("woff"), url("https://www.bu.edu/cdn/fonts/Circular/Circular-Black-Italic.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 900;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "BU-Default-Icons";
  src: url("icons/bu-default-icons/bu-default-icons.eot?") format("embedded-opentype");
  src: url("icons/bu-default-icons/bu-default-icons.woff") format("woff"), url("icons/bu-default-icons/bu-default-icons.ttf") format("truetype"), url("icons/bu-default-icons/bu-default-icons.svg#bu-default-icons") format("svg");
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
}
/*
=========================================
=============== Variables ===============
=========================================
*/
/*
=========================================
================ Global =================
=========================================
*/
.article-feature {
  background-image: url("images/article-feature-bg.jpg");
  /* This pattern is downloaded from www.subtlepatterns.com */
  background-color: #f6faff;
  background-repeat: repeat;
  background-size: auto;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
.article-feature .text-columns {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 50px auto;
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #666666;
  padding: 0 50px;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .article-feature .text-columns {
    max-width: 1000px;
    column-count: 3;
    column-gap: 42px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .article-feature .text-columns {
  max-width: 1000px;
  column-count: 3;
  column-gap: 42px;
}
.article-feature a {
  color: #9d0002;
}

.text-col-md {
  display: inline-block;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .text-col-md {
    display: none;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .text-col-md {
  display: none;
}
.text-col-md strong {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.text-col-xl-switch {
  display: none;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .text-col-xl-switch {
    display: inline-block;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .text-col-xl-switch {
  display: inline-block;
}
@media (min-width: 1350px) {
  .text-col-xl-switch {
    display: none;
  }
}

.text-col-xl {
  display: inline-block;
}
@media (min-width: 1350px) {
  .text-col-xl {
    display: none;
  }
}

.image-md {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 30px 0 0 -20px;
  width: calc(100% + 20px);
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .image-md {
    display: none;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .image-md {
  display: none;
}

.image-600 {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 30px 0 -25px -20px;
  width: calc(100% + 20px);
}
@media (min-width: 600px) {
  .image-600 {
    display: none;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .image-600 {
  display: none;
}

#wrapper {
  background: #f6faff;
  max-width: 1800px;
}

.container {
  background: #f6faff;
}

@media (max-width: 5000px) {
  .article-feature .container {
    padding: 30px 0px;
  }
}
.caption {
  display: none;
  border-left: 4px double;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: "Capita", serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 25px;
  margin: 10px 20px 20px 20px;
  padding: 10px;
  position:absolute;
  bottom:20px;
  right:50px;
  background: rgba(16, 84, 158, 0.76863);
  max-width: 30%;
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
	.caption {
		display: block;
	}
}

.right {
	left:auto;
	right:80px;
}

.blockquote-one {
  background-image: url("images/blockquote-1.jpg");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center center;
  border: none;
  color: #f7fbff;
  font-family: "Capita", serif;
  font-size: 30px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 40px;
  margin: auto;
  max-width: 880px;
  padding: 60px;
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;
}

.container section h3 {
  color: #f6faff;
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 40px;
  font-weight: 900;
  position: absolute;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.container section span {
  background: rgba(16, 84, 158, 0.76863);
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  padding: 20px;
}

.section-title-md {
  background: #4079be;
  font-size: 40px;
  line-height: 50px;
  margin: 0 auto -20px auto;
  padding: 22px 20px 2px 20px;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .section-title-md {
    display: none;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .section-title-md {
  display: none;
}
.section-title-md h3 {
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  color: #f6faff;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.min-md-card {
	position: relative;
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
	.min-md-card.intro-card {
		margin-top: -40px;
	}
}

.caption-sm {
	padding: 10px;
    font-family: "Capita", serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 25px;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10px;
    right: 50%;
    color: #fff;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    transform: translatex(50%);
    width: 90%;
    text-align: center;
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
	.caption-sm {
		display: none;
	}
}

.caption-600 {
	display: block;
    padding: 15px;
    font-family: "Capita", serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 25px;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,1);
    text-align: center;
    color: #fff;
    margin: 20px 0 0;
    border-bottom: 4px double #fff;
}

@media (min-width:600px) {
	.caption-600 {
		display: none;
	}
}

.caption-600 + p {
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

.caption-video {
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  border-left: 4px double;
  bottom: 0px;
  color: #ffffff;
  display: none;
  font-family: "Capita", serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 25px;
  margin: 10px 20px 20px 20px;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 10px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
}

@media (min-width: 600px) {
	.caption-video {
		display: block;
	}
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
	.caption-video {
		background: rgba(16, 84, 158, 0.76863);
		bottom: 20px;
		max-width: 30%;
		right: 80px;
	}
}

.quote-caption {
	border-left: 4px double;
    padding-left: 20px;
    margin: 20px 0 0 20px;
    font-family: "Capita", serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 25px;
    text-align: left;
    max-width: 980px;
}

@media (min-width: 1000px) {

	.quote-caption {
		margin: 20px auto 0;
	}
}

h3 span {
	white-space: nowrap;
}

/*
=========================================
=============== Content Banner ==========
=========================================
*/
.banner-container article {
  margin: auto;
  max-width: 1600px;
  padding: 40px 0 0;
}
@media (min-width: 500px) {
  .banner-container article {
    padding: 80px 0 0;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .banner-container article {
  padding: 80px 0 0;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .banner-container article {
    padding: 100px 0 0;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .banner-container article {
  padding: 100px 0 0;
}
@media (min-width: 1200px) {
  .banner-container article {
    padding: 120px 0 0;
  }
}
.banner-container article img {
  width: 100%;
}
.banner-container .hed {
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: 900;
  padding: 0 20px 10px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
}
@media (min-width: 500px) {
  .banner-container .hed {
    font-size: 35px;
    padding: 0 20px 40px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .banner-container .hed {
  font-size: 35px;
  padding: 0 20px 40px;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .banner-container .hed {
    font-size: 50px;
    padding: 0 20px 40px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .banner-container .hed {
  font-size: 50px;
  padding: 0 20px 40px;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .banner-container .hed {
    font-size: 70px;
    padding: 0 20px 60px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .banner-container .hed {
  font-size: 70px;
  padding: 0 20px 60px;
}
@media (min-width: 1200px) {
  .banner-container .hed {
    font-size: 90px;
    padding: 0 20px 100px;
  }
}
.banner-container .hed .first-word {
  font-style: italic;
  color: #9d0002;
}
.banner-container .hed .conjunction {
  color: #4079be;
  font-family: "Capita", serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 200;
  text-transform: none;
}
@media (min-width: 500px) {
  .banner-container .hed .conjunction {
    font-size: 40px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .banner-container .hed .conjunction {
  font-size: 40px;
}
@media (min-width: 1200px) {
  .banner-container .hed .conjunction {
    font-size: 60px;
  }
}
.banner-container .dek {
  background-color: #4079be;
  color: #f6faff;
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 25px;
  margin: 10px auto 5px;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 15px;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 700;
}
@media (min-width: 500px) {
  .banner-container .dek {
    margin: 50px auto 5px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .banner-container .dek {
  margin: 50px auto 5px;
}
@media (min-width: 650px) {
  .banner-container .dek {
    max-width: 620px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .banner-container .dek {
  max-width: 620px;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .banner-container .dek {
    font-size: 20px;
    max-width: 800px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .banner-container .dek {
  font-size: 20px;
  max-width: 800px;
}
.banner-container .byline {
  background-color: #9d0002;
  color: #f6faff;
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 25px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 15px;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 700;
}
@media (min-width: 650px) {
  .banner-container .byline {
    max-width: 400px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .banner-container .byline {
  max-width: 400px;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .banner-container .byline {
    font-size: 20px;
    max-width: 500px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .banner-container .byline {
  font-size: 20px;
  max-width: 500px;
}

.banner-image {
	position: relative;
}

/*
=========================================
=============== Section Cards ===========
=========================================
*/
.introduction {
  display: none;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .introduction {
    display: block;
    background-image: url("images/P1070199-Edit.jpg");
    background-position: center top;
    background-size: cover;
    height: 1000px;
    margin: 30px auto;
    max-width: 1600px;
    position: relative;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .introduction {
  display: block;
  background-image: url("images/P1070199-Edit.jpg");
  background-position: center top;
  background-size: cover;
  height: 1000px;
  margin: 30px auto;
  max-width: 1600px;
  position: relative;
}
.introduction article {
  max-width: 300px;
  height: auto;
  padding: 80px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 100px;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  background-color: #f6faff;
}
.introduction article p {
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 30px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #000000;
}
.introduction article strong {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.coming-home-to-run-for-congress {
  display: none;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .coming-home-to-run-for-congress {
    display: block;
    background-image: url("images/18-1800-CORTEZ-289.JPG");
    background-position: center top;
    background-size: cover;
    height: 1000px;
    margin: 30px auto;
    max-width: 1600px;
    position: relative;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .coming-home-to-run-for-congress {
  display: block;
  background-image: url("images/18-1800-CORTEZ-289.JPG");
  background-position: center top;
  background-size: cover;
  height: 1000px;
  margin: 30px auto;
  max-width: 1600px;
  position: relative;
}

.coming-home-to-run-for-congress h3 {
  top: 238px;
  left: 160px;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 300px;
}
/*
.coming-home-to-run-for-congress h3 .first {
  max-width: 320px;
}
.coming-home-to-run-for-congress h3 .second {
  max-width: 251px;
}

.coming-home-to-run-for-congress h3 .third {
  max-width: 233px;
}
*/


.from-bu-to-the-national-stage {
  display: none;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .from-bu-to-the-national-stage {
    display: block;
    background-image: url("images/AyannaPressley_cJaniceChecchio_056-Edit.jpg");
    background-position: center top;
    background-size: cover;
    height: 1000px;
    margin: 30px auto;
    max-width: 1600px;
    position: relative;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .from-bu-to-the-national-stage {
  display: block;
  background-image: url("images/AyannaPressley_cJaniceChecchio_056-Edit.jpg");
  background-position: center top;
  background-size: cover;
  height: 1000px;
  margin: 30px auto;
  max-width: 1600px;
  position: relative;
}
.from-bu-to-the-national-stage article {
  max-width: 300px;
  height: auto;
  padding: 80px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 70px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  background-color: #f6faff;
}
.from-bu-to-the-national-stage article p {
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 30px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #000000;
}
.from-bu-to-the-national-stage article strong {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.from-bu-to-the-national-stage h3 {
  top: 395px;
  left: 100px;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 300px;
}
/*
.from-bu-to-the-national-stage h3 .first {
  max-width: 185px;
}
.from-bu-to-the-national-stage h3 .second {
  max-width: 150px;
}
.from-bu-to-the-national-stage h3 .third {
  max-width: 230px;
}
.from-bu-to-the-national-stage h3 .fourth {
  max-width: 140px;
}
*/

.more-than-identity-politics {
  display: none;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .more-than-identity-politics {
    display: block;
    background-image: url("images/18-1027-VARGAS-022-Edit.jpg");
    background-position: -100px center;
    background-size: cover;
    height: 1500px;
    margin: 30px auto;
    max-width: 1600px;
    position: relative;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .more-than-identity-politics {
  display: block;
  background-image: url("images/18-1027-VARGAS-022-Edit.jpg");
  background-position: -100px center;
  background-size: cover;
  height: 1500px;
  margin: 30px auto;
  max-width: 1600px;
  position: relative;
}
.more-than-identity-politics article {
  float: right;
  max-width: 300px;
  height: auto;
  padding: 80px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  background-color: #f6faff;
}
.more-than-identity-politics article p {
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 30px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #000000;
}
.more-than-identity-politics article strong {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.more-than-identity-politics .column-one {
  right: 70px;
}
@media (min-width: 1350px) {
  .more-than-identity-politics .column-one {
    right: 550px;
  }
}
.more-than-identity-politics .column-two {
  display: none;
}
@media (min-width: 1350px) {
  .more-than-identity-politics .column-two {
    right: 70px;
    padding: 85px 80px;
    display: block;
  }
}
.more-than-identity-politics h3 {
  top: 130px;
  right: 230px;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 300px;
}
@media (min-width: 1350px) {
  .more-than-identity-politics h3 {
    right: 710px;
  }
}
/*
.more-than-identity-politics h3 .first {
  max-width: 300px;
}
.more-than-identity-politics h3 .second {
  max-width: 400px;
}
*/

.the-power-of-digital-technology {
  display: none;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .the-power-of-digital-technology {
    display: block;
    background-image: url("images/digital-banner.jpg");
    background-position: center top;
    background-size: cover;
    height: 1000px;
    margin: 30px auto;
    max-width: 1600px;
    position: relative;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .the-power-of-digital-technology {
  display: block;
  background-image: url("images/digital-banner.jpg");
  background-position: center top;
  background-size: cover;
  height: 1000px;
  margin: 30px auto;
  max-width: 1600px;
  position: relative;
}
.the-power-of-digital-technology article {
  max-width: 300px;
  height: auto;
  padding: 80px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 75px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  background-color: #f6faff;
}
.the-power-of-digital-technology article p {
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 30px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #000000;
}
.the-power-of-digital-technology article strong {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.the-power-of-digital-technology h3 {
  top: 238px;
  left: 580px;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 300px;
}
/*
.the-power-of-digital-technology h3 .first {
  max-width: 310px;
}
.the-power-of-digital-technology h3 .second {
  max-width: 171px;
}

.the-power-of-digital-technology h3 .third {
  max-width: 295px;
}
*/



/*
=========================================
=============== Video Elements ==========
=========================================
*/
.responsiveVideo {
  padding-bottom: 56.25%;
  padding-top: 25px;
  height: 0;
}
.responsiveVideo iframe {
  margin: auto;
  text-align: center;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.icon-video {
  background: url("images/politics-sprite.png") no-repeat -141px -3px;
  display: block;
  height: 32px;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -24px;
  position: absolute;
  top: -10px;
  width: 48px;
}

.icon-video:before {
  display: none;
}

.video-curtain {
  height: 100%;
  transition: all 0.45s ease-in-out;
  -moz-transition: all 0.45s ease-in-out;
  -ms-transition: all 0.45s ease-in-out;
  -o-transition: all 0.45s ease-in-out;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.45s ease-in-out;
}

.has-video .video-curtain {
  background: #111;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
}

/*
=========================================
=============== Ocasio-Cortez Video =====
=========================================
*/
.ocasio-cortez-video {
  background-color: #000000;
  background-image: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 0 20px -20px;
  padding: 10px 12px 85px 30px;
  position: relative;
  width: auto;
}
@media (min-width: 600px) {
  .ocasio-cortez-video {
    background-image: url("images/ocasio-cortez-video-section.jpg");
    background-position: center 20%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
    height: 620px;
    margin: 20px auto 20px auto;
    padding: 0;
    max-width: 1600px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .ocasio-cortez-video {
  background-image: url("images/ocasio-cortez-video-section.jpg");
  background-position: center 20%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  height: 620px;
  margin: 20px auto 20px auto;
  padding: 0;
  max-width: 1600px;
}
.ocasio-cortez-video section,
.ocasio-cortez-video div.container-video {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
}

.csstransforms .ocasio-cortez-video .responsive-video {
  top: 50%;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -moz-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -o-transform: translateY(-50%);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.ocasio-cortez-video .video-callout {
  border-top: 0 !important;
  border: 3px solid #4079be;
  color: #f6faff;
  font-size: 20px;
  margin: 30px 20px -45px 40px;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 50px 50px 25px;
  position: relative;
  top: 0px;
  font-family: "Capita", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 700;
  width: auto;
}
@media (min-width: 600px) {
  .ocasio-cortez-video .video-callout {
    margin: 0 100px;
    max-width: 320px;
    top: 50%;
    -moz-transform: translateY(-50%);
    -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%);
    -o-transform: translateY(-50%);
    -ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .ocasio-cortez-video .video-callout {
  margin: 0 100px;
  top: 50%;
  -moz-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -o-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.lt-ie9 .ocasio-cortezs-video {
  background-image: url("images/ocasio-cortez-video-section.jpg");
  background-position: center 20%;
  height: 620px;
  margin: 50px auto;
}
.lt-ie9 .ocasio-cortez-video .video-callout {
  float: left;
  margin-top: -150px;
  padding: 36px;
  top: 50%;
}

.ocasio-cortez-video div.video-callout:before,
.ocasio-cortez-video div.video-callout:after {
  border-top: 3px solid #4079be;
  content: '';
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 42%;
}

.ocasio-cortez-video div.video-callout:after {
  left: auto;
  right: 0;
}

.ocasio-cortez-video .btn-play-video {
  background: #f6faff;
  color: #000000;
  display: block;
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-style: normal;
  margin: 25px auto 0;
  padding: 10px;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/*
=========================================
=============== Ayanna Pressley Video ===
=========================================
*/
.pressley-video {
  background-color: #000000;
  background-image: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 0 20px -20px;
  padding: 10px 12px 85px 30px;
  position: relative;
  width: auto;
}
@media (min-width: 600px) {
  .pressley-video {
    background-image: url("images/pressley-video-section.jpg");
    background-position: center 30%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
    height: 620px;
    margin: 20px auto 20px auto;
    padding: 0;
    max-width: 1600px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .pressley-video {
  background-image: url("images/pressley-video-section.jpg");
  background-position: center 30%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  height: 620px;
  margin: 20px auto 20px auto;
  padding: 0;
  max-width: 1600px;
}
.pressley-video section,
.pressley-video div.container-video {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
}

.csstransforms .pressley-video .responsive-video {
  top: 50%;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -moz-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -o-transform: translateY(-50%);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.pressley-video .video-callout {
  border-top: 0 !important;
  border: 3px solid #4079be;
  color: #f6faff;
  font-size: 20px;
  margin: 30px 20px -45px 40px;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 50px 50px 25px;
  position: relative;
  top: 0px;
  font-family: "Capita", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 700;
  width: auto;
}
@media (min-width: 600px) {
  .pressley-video .video-callout {
    margin: 0 100px;
    max-width: 320px;
    top: 50%;
    -moz-transform: translateY(-50%);
    -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%);
    -o-transform: translateY(-50%);
    -ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .pressley-video .video-callout {
  margin: 0 100px;
  top: 50%;
  -moz-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -o-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.lt-ie9 .pressley-video {
  background-image: url("images/pressley-video-section.jpg");
  background-position: center 30%;
  height: 620px;
  margin: 50px auto;
}
.lt-ie9 .pressley-video .video-callout {
  float: left;
  margin-top: -150px;
  padding: 36px;
  top: 50%;
}

.pressley-video div.video-callout:before,
.pressley-video div.video-callout:after {
  border-top: 3px solid #4079be;
  content: '';
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 42%;
}

.pressley-video div.video-callout:after {
  left: auto;
  right: 0;
}

.pressley-video .btn-play-video {
  background: #f6faff;
  color: #000000;
  display: block;
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-style: normal;
  margin: 25px auto 0;
  padding: 10px;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/*
=========================================
=============== Sidebar =============
=========================================
*/
.sidebar {
  max-width: 2000px;
  background: url("https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/static-assets/issues/fall18/not-politics-as-usual/video/american-flag.jpg") center top;
  background-size: cover;
  background-color: #eee;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 30px 20px 30px 20px;
  margin: auto;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

video.buVideo-asset {
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    /* right: 0; */
    top: 0;
    margin: auto;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
 }

 .screen {
    transform: translate(-50%, 50%);
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    min-width: 100%;
    min-height: 100%;
    width: auto;
    height: auto;
    opacity: 0.8;
    background: #0e2639;
}

.sidebar p {
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  margin: 30px auto 30px auto;
  max-width: 800px;
  padding: 0;
  color: #fff;
}

@media (min-width: 600px) {
	.sidebar p {
		padding: 0 30px 0 30px;
	}

}
.sidebar p strong {
  font-weight: 900;
  margin-top: 20px;
  display: block;
}
.sidebar h2 {
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 30px;
  color: #fff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-style: italic;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.sidebar h4 {
	color: #fff;
}

.touch span.tap {
  display: inline;
}

.touch span.click {
  display: none;
}

.no-touch span.tap {
  display: none;
}

.no-touch span.click {
  display: inline;
}

#sidebarInside {
  display: none;
  background: #0e2639;
  color: #FFF;
  max-width: 2000px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  margin: auto;
  padding: 20px 0 20px 0;
}
@media (min-width: 500px) {
  #sidebarInside {
    padding: 20px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 #sidebarInside {
  padding: 20px;
}

a#toggle {
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  margin: auto;
  width: 50px;
  cursor: pointer;
}
a#toggle .toggleBtn {
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #9d0002;
  color: #fff;
  width: 45px;
  height: 45px;
  text-align: center;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  margin: auto;
  cursor: pointer;
}
a#toggle span {
  font-weight: 900;
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-size: 30px;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 41.7px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.sidebar-border,
.sidebar-border-2 {
	border: 3px solid #4079be;
	border-top: 0 !important;
	position: relative;
}

.sidebar-border {
	padding: 7px 4px 4px;
}

.sidebar-border-2 {
	padding: 30px 20px;
	font-size: 15px;
}

@media (min-width: 600px) {
	sidebar-border-2 {
		padding: 40px;
	}
}

.sidebar-border::before,
.sidebar-border-2::before {
	border-top: 3px solid #4079be;
    content: '';
    left: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    width: 45%;
}

.sidebar-border::after,
.sidebar-border-2::after {
	left: auto;
    right: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    width: 45%;
    border-top: 3px solid #4079be;
    content: '';
}

.sidebar-border-2::before,
.sidebar-border-2::after {
	width: calc(45% - 1px);
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
	.sidebar-border::before,
	.sidebar-border::after {
		width: 48%;
	}

	.sidebar-border-2::before,
	.sidebar-border-2::after {
		width: calc(48% - 1px);
	}
}

.sidebar-icon {
    background: url(images/politics-sprite.png) no-repeat -141px -62px;
    display: block;
    height: 42px;
    left: 50%;
    margin-left: -24px;
    position: absolute;
    top: -23px;
    width: 48px;
  }


/*
=========================================
=============== Slider =============
=========================================
*/
.unslider-horizontal {
  width: 70%;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  margin: auto;
}

.unslider {
  overflow: auto;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  max-width: 1000px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  margin: auto;
  position: relative;
}
.unslider h3 {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-family: "Circular", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 18px;
}
@media (min-width: 400px) {
  .unslider h3 {
    font-size: 24px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .unslider h3 {
  font-size: 24px;
}

.unslider h3 span {
    font-size: 14px;
}

 .unslider h5 {
	  font-family: 'Capita', serif;
	  font-weight: 700;
	  margin: 0;
	  padding: 0 0 20px;
	  border-bottom: 3px solid #9d0002;
  }

.unslider p {
	width: 85%;
	font-size: 15px;
	font-family: "Capita", serif;
	font-style: italic;
	font-weight: 700;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #4079be;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 25px 0;
}
.unslider p:last-child {
	border-bottom: none;
}
@media (min-width: 400px) {
  .unslider p {
    font-size: 17px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .unslider p {
  font-size: 17px;
}

.unslider-wrap {
  position: relative;
}
.unslider-wrap li p {
  text-align: center;
}

.unslider-wrap.unslider-carousel > li {
  float: left;
}

.unslider-vertical > ul {
  height: 100%;
}

.unslider-vertical li {
  float: none;
  width: 100%;
}

.unslider-fade {
  position: relative;
}

.unslider-fade .unslider-wrap li {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 8;
}

.unslider-fade .unslider-wrap li.unslider-active {
  z-index: 10;
}

.unslider ul, .unslider ol, .unslider li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: none;
}

.unslider-arrow {
  left: 10px;
  z-index: 2;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: "BU-Default-Icons";
  text-decoration: none;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  position: absolute;
  font-size: 25px;
  color: #fff !important;
  background: #9d0002;
  border-radius: 50%;
  height: 50px;
  width: 40px;
  line-height: 45px;
}
@media (min-width: 500px) {
  .unslider-arrow {
    left: 20px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .unslider-arrow {
  left: 20px;
}

.unslider-arrow.prev {
	padding: 0 8px 0 4px;
}

.unslider-arrow.next {
	padding: 0 4px 0 8px;
}

.unslider-arrow.next {
  left: auto;
  right: 10px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  position: absolute;
}
@media (min-width: 500px) {
  .unslider-arrow.next {
    right: 20px;
  }
}
.lt-ie9 .unslider-arrow.next {
  right: 20px;
}

.unslider-nav ol {
  list-style: none;
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.unslider-nav ol li {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  margin: 0 4px;
  background: transparent;
  border-radius: 5px;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-indent: -999em;
  border: 2px solid #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.unslider-nav ol li.unslider-active {
  background: #fff;
  cursor: default;
}


/*
=========================================
=============== Trump Area ==============
=========================================
*/



.trump {
	margin: 0 auto;
	max-width: 1200px;
	padding: 20px;
}

.trump figure {
	margin: 0;
}

.trump figcaption {
	font-size: .9em;
	border-left: 4px double;
	padding-left: 20px;
	margin: 20px 0 0 0;
	font-family: "Capita", serif;
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 25px;
}

.trump img {
	width:100%;
	max-width: 1200px;
	height:auto;
}





/*
=========================================
=============== Footer Area =============
=========================================
*/
.article-meta-footer .article-meta .meta-share a,
.meta-download.meta-item a {
  color: #9d0002;
}

#comments_related_wrapper {
  background: #dce2e8;
}

button, input.button, input[type="button"], input[type="submit"], .button, .navigation span a,
.article-meta .meta-tags a {
  background-color: #4079be;
  border: none;
}

button:hover, input.button:hover, input[type="button"]:hover, input[type="submit"]:hover, .button:hover, .navigation span a:hover, button:focus, input.button:focus, input[type="button"]:focus, input[type="submit"]:focus, .button:focus, .navigation span a:focus {
  background-color: #9d0002;
}

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