“If we are to challenge the elites, organization starts at the smallest scale,” Rafael Hernandez Guerrero PZ ’29 writes. “In reaction to a mistrust of the democratic process at the federal level, we must involve ourselves in a politics in which we can have immediate impact — i.e. the politics at the local level.”
Tag: Democracy
OPINION: Save democracy; power the polls
In anticipation of the November election, Michaela Fogarty PZ ‘22 encourages college students to become poll workers to preserve democracy.
OPINION: How to make protests more efficient
Political protests mobilize large groups of people, but often still fail to meet their aims. Here’s how to take the next steps.
OPINION: Making the Democratic Party primaries democratic
Unequal media attention gives some candidates an unfair advantage in public opinion. It’s time we change that.
OPINION: Be careful with how you criticize Ivanka Trump’s emails
On Nov. 19, journalists at the Washington Post reported that Ivanka Trump (daughter and close advisor of President Donald Trump) had used a personal email account to send several hundred government-related emails. Anyone who followed the 2016 presidential election can see the irony here. Ivanka Trump, arguably one of the