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Oscar Allen '25 and Sebastian Merkatz '25 hand out Voter Registration cards as a part of their Pre-Registration Drive at Bronx Science this past April 2024.

From Apathy to Action: Reinvigorating the Youth Vote in 2024

Allegra Lief, Staff Reporter
July 10, 2024
Jaclyn Eum ’25 registers to vote at the Bronx Science voter registration initiative.

The 2024 Presidential Election: The Perspectives of Our Youth Voters

Ayana Chari, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2024
Here is Former President Donald Trump speaking at a conference in 2017 at the Conservative Political Action Conference, a panel of conservative - or right wing - political officials in the US. (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Where is American Politics Headed?

Melissa Zhou, Staff Reporter
April 15, 2024
Jewish activism and involvement with political life began in their exodus from Europe post World War II. (Photo Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cieszyn_-_Emancipation_Posters_I.jpg)

The American Way: How Jewish Activists Leveraged Their Position As the Country’s Most Consistent Voting Bloc

Griffin Weiss, Staff Reporter
July 20, 2023
Political journalists thrive at the grounds in front of Capitol Hill, preparing questions, scouting senators and representatives, as well as gathering new information for their pieces.

Partisanship and Polarization: An Analysis of Political Journalism

Pritika Patel, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2023
Despite being a natural right, women were not allowed to vote until 1920. Even then, that right was only given to white women, and it wasn’t until 1965 that black women were also granted the right to vote.

Why Do People Vote?

Ayshi Sen, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2023
The White House is home to some of the most popular stories that political journalists cover.

The Death of Democracy: Democracy Through U.S History and How It Has Failed

Tiankuo Zhang, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2023
Here is Jair Bolsonaro during a press conference on November 9th, 2016. He is currently the 38th president of Brazil and has been in this position since January 1st, 2019. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be inaugurated on January 1st, 2023.

What Does Brazil’s Election Result Mean for You?

Rahm Rodkey, Staff Reporter
December 30, 2022
The current tensions between American political parties have caused extreme divisions in politics that have resulted in our current problem of extreme political polarization.

Voting in Polarized America

Ayana Chari, Staff Reporter
December 28, 2022
The November 8th, 2022 election for Governor of the State of New York is a microcosm of the political climate in the United States at large.

The Fight For the Governor’s Mansion Exemplifies Our Current Political Climate

Lily Zufall, Staff Reporter
October 30, 2022
Meena Shikes ‘22 and Carolina Hohl ‘22, were the co-presidents of the Civic Engagement Club during the 2021-2022 academic year. “I think that if students are active citizens involved in their community, they are more likely to continue this behavior when they become adults. In other words, early exposure to this would probably increase the likelihood of active citizenship in adulthood,” Shikes said.

Presidents of the Civic Engagement Club Carolina Hohl ’22 and Meena Shikes ’22: Leaders of a Brighter Tomorrow

Suhani Madan, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2022
Here is a yard sign with a message advocating change with gerrymandering laws in Wisconsin.

The Fight to End Gerrymandering in America

Rahm Rodkey, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
The Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. where for the last year, the Democrats have held a 51-50 Senate majority, meaning that for any legislation on their agenda to pass requires every single Democrat in the Senate to get in line.

America’s Deciding Vote and the Problem For Democrats in Passing Their Agenda

Rahm Rodkey, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2021
Here is a mailer that was sent out by the New York City Board of Elections in order to educate eligible voters regarding the new Ranked Choice Voting system. It is being implemented in New York City for the first time this year, but only in primary and special elections.

Ranked Choice Voting: How We Gain More Power to Choose Our Representation

Peter Haywood, Staff Reporter
June 10, 2021
Since the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in 1972, youth turnout has always been lower than that of older voters, until 2018. “I think that politicians start to get nervous when they see, in 2018 for example, that the young people’s turnout was a lot higher,” Julie Ebenstein, senior staff attorney for the ACLU, told 'Rolling Stone Magazine.'

Will I Be Allowed to Vote?

Helen Stone, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2021
53.6% of the world uses social media for an average of 2 hours and 20 minutes a day. With such avid use, numerous studies and experiments are being conducted on the effects of this usage, in addition to TV shows and movies like 'The Social Dilemma' that try to illustrate more of the indescribable effects of social media.

Social Media and Politics

Yona Litwin, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2021
“With many Americans questioning the integrity of our elections, members from the Election Assistance Commission and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s Rumor Control group have worked until now to assuage those concerns.”

Cybersecurity, Voting, and Misinformation: What We Have Learned From the 2020 Elections

Arian Berisha, Staff Reporter
January 12, 2021
While many voters were eager to cast a ballot during the 2020 presidential election, how will this excitement hold up in coming local elections?

Do Not Just Vote When It Is Trendy To Do So

Jiada Valenza, Staff Reporter
January 9, 2021
Here is a map of the 2020 Election results.

What’s Next For the Electoral College?

Rahm Rodkey, Staff Reporter
January 8, 2021
The shift towards progressivism in younger generations is causing new divisions in politics.

The Generational Divide in Politics

Carissa Wu, Staff Reporter
January 5, 2021
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