Polis Student Committee member Chloe Decker (PPS ’25) asserts that the North Carolina Democratic Party is “celebrating fresh starts” as seen in the Party’s election… Continue Reading Chloe Decker (PPS ’25) on the Future of the North Carolina Democratic Party, The Chronicle
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On February 16 and 17, Duke University’s DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy and University of North Carolina’s Center for Sustainability and Innovation in Local Media co-hosted the 2023… Continue Reading Jamie Chornoby (MPP ’23) on Local News Funding, 2023 Local Journalism Researcher’s Workshop
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Polis Student Committee member Cameron Oglesby (MPP ’23) writes for Yale Climate Connection on community activism after historic floods ravaged the Southeast this past summer. Local community members and… Continue Reading Cameron Oglesby (MPP ’23) on Community Activism in the Southeast U.S. After Historic Floods, Yale Climate Connections
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After months of rising tensions, Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The conflict has had a staggering humanitarian toll: 2,685 civilians have been killed and another 4.1 million refugees have fled their homes. The EU crisis commissioner warned Europe to prepare for over seven million internally displaced Ukrainians; this level of displacement would make Ukraine the largest refugee crisis in recent memory. Given Jake Sullivan’s prediction the war will continue for “months,” the crisis will only escalate further.
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PSC Midterm Election Reflections: Massachusetts Mackenzie Sheehy (’26) Major Races Governor: With Republican Charlie Baker not up for re-election after eight years in office, the… Continue Reading PSC Midterm Election Reflections: Mackenzie Sheehy (’26) on Massachusetts
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PSC Midterm Election Reflections: Arizona Katelyn Cai (PPS ’26) In 2020, the once-GOP stronghold Arizona turned blue, helping hand the presidency of the United States… Continue Reading PSC Midterm Election Reflections: Katelyn Cai (PPS ’26) on Arizona
Comments closedPSC Midterm Election Reflections: Michigan Jamie Chornoby (MPP ’24) The decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) overturned Roe v. Wade (1973) and… Continue Reading PSC Midterm Election Reflections: Jamie Chornoby (MPP ’24)
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PSC Midterm Election Reflections: South Dakota Jordan Phillips (’26) South Dakota’s comfortably conservative voter base exempts it from the potential for sweeping policy changes in… Continue Reading PSC Midterm Election Reflections: Jordan Phillips (’26) on South Dakota
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PSC Midterm Election Reflections: North Carolina Sherman Criner V (PPS ’26) Cheri Beasley Cheri Beasley is the Democratic nominee for North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat… Continue Reading PSC Midterm Election Reflections: Sherman Criner V (PPS ’26) on North Carolina
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PSC Midterm Election Reflections: North Carolina Chloe Decker (PPS ’25) A Personal Primary I was born and raised in Murphy, North Carolina–the westernmost town in… Continue Reading PSC Midterm Election Reflections: Chloe Decker (PPS ’25) on North Carolina
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Polis Student Committee members were interviewed by the NHK, a Japanese public broadcaster on the upcoming midterm elections. Students talked about threats to democracy, polarization,… Continue Reading Polis Student Committee Members on the Midterm Election, the NHK
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