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Government & Law

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Presidential Election

What If There Is No Winner on Election Night? A BU Expert Explains

October 29, 2020

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Voting

Countering the Top Excuses Young People Give for Not Voting

October 22, 2020

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Politics

Why Young People Should Vote

October 14, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Controlling Healthcare Costs in the US

October 8, 2020

Senator Kamala Harris, Moderator Susan Page, Vice President Mike Pence on stage during the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate on October 7, 2020

Politics

BU Experts Weigh In on Wednesday’s Historic Vice Presidential Debate

October 7, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Presidential Debates: What Are They Good For? Absolutely Nothing

October 7, 2020

President Trump arrives on the White House lawn, October 1, 2020, after attending a fund raiser in New Jersey

Trump and Coronavirus

President Trump Has COVID-19. What Now? Has Anything Like This Ever Happened Before?

October 2, 2020

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Politics

Three Questions for a BU Tax Law Expert on President Trump’s Taxes

September 30, 2020

Photo of President Trump and Former VP Joe Biden debating on stage on September 29. In the foreground, the back of Chris Wallace is seen, his hands are raised.

Politics

Debating an Extraordinary First Debate: BU Experts on the Performances of Trump, Biden

September 29, 2020

Screenshot from Black Boston event entitled “Changing the Face of Politics” hosted by Boston University Initiative on Cities, the Boston University Office of Diversity & Inclusion, and WBUR CitySpace. In the screenshot, top left, is “Kimberly Atkins - Senior Opinion Writer, The Boston Globe, @kimberlyEAtkins,” smiling with a bookshelf and couch behind her. Top right is Ayanna Pressley in a pink button down and black blazer with signs that say “people’s housing platform” and “protect safe, legal abortion” behind her. Her label reads “Ayanna Pressley - U.S. Representatives, MA-07, @AyannaPressley”

Politics

A Rallying Cry for More Women and Candidates of Color in Politics

September 22, 2020

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Student Voices

“RBG Convinced Me I Could Make a Difference in the World”

September 22, 2020

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Public Policy

New BU Institute on Cities Study Shows Most Mayors Worried about 2020 US Census Undercounting Residents

September 22, 2020

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Voter Registration

Don’t Wait—Register to Vote This Week. It’s Easy

September 21, 2020

Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2013

Voices & Opinion

POV: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fought Tirelessly for What She Believed Was Right

September 20, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Has Unmasked an Unprecedented Housing Crisis—Here’s How to Fix It

August 28, 2020

In this courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, center, stands with his defense attorneys as a death by lethal injection sentence is read at the Moakley Federal court house in the penalty phase of his trial in Boston, Friday, May 15, 2015. Tsarnaev, center holds his hands in front of him and looks sternly, the court room occupants are seen behind him.

Voices & Opinion

POV: How to Ensure Only Impartial Jurors Decide between Life and Death

August 21, 2020

Screenshot of a zoom call in which Ferren Winarto (CGS’23) (top left) and Victoria Fernandez (CGS’23) (top right) interview congressional candidate Jesse Mermell as part of The Politica’s podcast series.

Politics

Meet the Candidates Running in the Massachusetts 4th Congressional District Democratic Primary

August 17, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks at Mount Rushmore National Monument Friday, July 3, 2020, in Keystone, S.D. Trump stands at the podium and the faces of Mt. Rushmore are seen behind him.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Trump’s Call for a National Garden of American Heroes Misses the Point

August 4, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Somerville, Mass., Delivers a Big Victory for Those in Polyamorous Relationships

July 30, 2020

Voices & Opinion

POV: Racist Symbols Have No Place in Massachusetts

July 24, 2020

POV: Racist Symbols Have No Place in Massachusetts