With the Cambridge municipal elections approaching on November 5 comes an important opportunity to draw new attention to the issue of youth voting. While they represent the least reliable voting demographic by age in the United States, 18 to 24-year-olds have a significant stake in both local and national elections. Youth voters will experience the … Read more
As the Cambridge municipal elections approach, it’s important to consider not only the candidates who are being elected, but also how they are being elected. The city of Cambridge operates under a proportional representation system, ensuring that the makeup of the council reflects the political range of its constituency. It secures “minority representation with majority … Read more
They may be not as exciting or high-profile as the U.S. Presidential primaries, but for those registered to vote in Cambridge, the municipal elections on November 5 are a great opportunity to become politically engaged and make our voices heard in our city. The election of Cambridge City Councilors has a tremendous impact on the … Read more
Cambridge has a big election coming up on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. All nine City Council and six School Committee seats are on the ballot, and the City Council will then elect the mayor from amongst its own members. While the election is nonpartisan, the candidates come from all over Cambridge and have a variety … Read more
Brighter days are not ahead, according to most young Americans. The fall 2016 Harvard Public Opinion Project poll reveals the extreme state of flux that American young people feel trapped in. According to the survey, 56 percent of young people follow news about national politics closely, and 66 percent of young people are closely following … Read more
Despite concerns about race relations and the direction of our country, young Americans still believe that America can provide them with the opportunity to move up the socioeconomic ladder. As the results of the fall 2016 Harvard Public Opinion Project poll show, the vast majority of respondents believed they would not be financially worse off … Read more
Paying tribute to the five police officers slain in the Dallas mass shooting earlier this year, President Barack Obama urged mourning Americans not to give in to despair over the country’s gaping racial divide. “I’m here to insist that we are not as divided as we might seem,” Obama declared. “I know that because I … Read more
If you can just manage to escape war-torn Syria and make it to a refugee camp, you’ll be safe, right? Wrong. Refugee camps are grim places to live, and while the suffering of refugees is well-documented, one of the biggest dangers has nothing to do with guns and violence, but with the lack of clean … Read more
The first Syrians fleeing to Jordan after conflict erupted in 2011 were mostly people staying with relatives. Somewhat like many Europeans on the eve of WWI, they thought that their sojourn would be short and that they would return to their home country after stability returned. But as protests and violence raged on, it became … Read more
As Americans, half a world away, we are emotionally detached from the refugee crisis and its horrors, so much so that it can seem like a distant, unsolvable problem. Because the discussion about the Refugee Crisis in the United States has primarily focused on refugee immigration and its effects on national security, individual experiences in … Read more