Tag: politics
What is the WTO?
Stephen J. Silvia, American University School of International Service
President Donald Trump has made the World Trade Organization a frequent target.
Recently, he’s reportedly considering suspending...
State takeovers of schools are about political power, not school improvement
Domingo Morel, Rutgers University Newark
When states take over local school districts – like they’ve done or are trying to do in Kentucky, Georgia...
Why is the NRA boycott working so quickly?
Jerry Davis, University of Michigan
The boycott of the National Rifle Association following its response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, came fast and...
Farmers and services industry the winners under the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Giovanni Di Lieto, Monash University
The revived trade agreement, now known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), has finally made it...
For black celebrities like Oprah, it’s impossible to be apolitical
Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff, University of South Carolina
Oprah Winfrey’s rousing Golden Globe speech has many speculating whether the media mogul will become a presidential candidate...
Before Breitbart, there was the Charleston News and Courier
Sid Bedingfield, University of Minnesota
Conservatives who dislike Donald Trump like to blame the president and his Breitbart cheering section for the racial demagoguery they...
Germany enters political no-man’s land as Angela Merkel wrestles with election...
Daniel Hough, University of Sussex
Angela Merkel is in trouble. Serious trouble. Negotiations to form the next German government have collapsed dramatically. Quite where the...
How the refugee crisis is playing out on the German stage
Emily Goodling, Stanford University
Since 2015, over one million refugees have entered Germany. As a political event, the so-called refugee crisis continues to...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
