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Social Media

Conspiracy Theories Swirled after the Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump—Here’s Why

July 17, 2024

President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, July 14, 2024, about the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania

Politics

Can Biden Show Empathy for Trump While Declaring Him Unfit to Serve?

July 16, 2024

Photo: A picture of former President Donald Trump with his pick for Vice President, J.D. Vance.

Politics

How Does J. D. Vance Help—and Potentially Hurt—Trump?

July 16, 2024

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Politics

Trump Survived an Assassination Attempt. Will Our Politics?

July 14, 2024

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Earth

Vermont Will Charge Big Oil for Past Climate Change. Should Massachusetts Follow?

July 12, 2024

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Politics

Presidential Nominating Conventions Don’t Nominate, but They Still Matter, BU Scholar Says

July 11, 2024

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Election 2024

Biden vs Trump Debate Rematch: Muted Mics, 34 Felonies, and the Age Issue

June 25, 2024

The interior of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock's 32nd floor room of the Mandalay Bay hotel, showing many of the guns he used to massacre 60 people at a country music festival on October 23, 2017. Photo by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP

Politics

Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Gun Bump Stocks

June 14, 2024

Photo: Donald Trump, an aging man in a blue suit, walks out of a court room with a somber look on his face

Politics

A Jury Found Trump Guilty. Will Voters Care?

June 4, 2024

Photo: A picture of former U.S. President Donald Trump walking out of a courthouse. He is wearing a steel blue suit with a bright blue tie and an American flag pin on the jacket

Law

Donald Trump Convicted on All 34 Counts in Hush Money Trial

May 30, 2024

Photo: Demonstrators with signs reading "Vote No February 13th" advocating against a new MBTA transit law implemented by the state of Massachusetts. Vote Yes signs can be seen in the distance.

Politics

A BU Class Tackles the Massachusetts Housing Crisis

May 22, 2024

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COMMENCEMENT 2024

Protests Unfold in and around Nickerson Field during BU’s 151st Commencement

May 19, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Decision to Reclassify Marijuana as a Less Dangerous Drug Is Long Overdue

May 9, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

Does “Tipping Fatigue” Justify Paying Minimum Wage to Tipped Workers?

April 26, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: The Biden-Trump Rematch May Mark the End of an Era

April 23, 2024

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Expert Take

Should People Be Fined for Sleeping Outside?

April 18, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Policymakers Are Entitled to Their Own Opinions. But Should They Be Entitled to Their Own Science?

April 12, 2024

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Immigration

Do Immigrants and Immigration Help the Economy?

April 4, 2024

Photo: President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a campaign event with Vice President Kamala Harris in Raleigh, N.C. He stands in front of an American flag with a navy suit and red tie.

Politics

Biden’s Biggest Challenges to Reelection—Immigration, Gaza, and Even the Economy

March 28, 2024

A woman pushing a wheelchair next to destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on March 21, amid the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas

Politics

Does the United States Have the Clout to Alter Netanyahu’s Course in Gaza?

March 26, 2024

Does the United States Have the Clout to Alter Netanyahu’s Course in Gaza?