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Politics+Society

Value the vote

Published Nov 2, 2020

A childhood spent under a military dictatorship in Argentina and a tenuous democracy in Bolivia instilled in Kathleen Page an appreciation for the importance of having your voice heard

An informed citizenry

Published Oct 30, 2020

We must do more to foster in young people the skills, knowledge, and tolerance they need to be better citizens, writes School of Education expert Ashley Rogers Berner

U.S. policy

More U.S. adults report wanting the government to play a larger role in society

Published Oct 30, 2020

More adults supported health, unemployment, and income-related policies in April 2020 than did in September 2019

The authoritarian playbook

Published Oct 30, 2020

Lisel Hintz, who has studied the rise of populism, de-democratization, and authoritarianism in Turkey, sees troubling signs that the U.S. is on a similar path

We must ensure a free, fair, peaceful election

Published Oct 27, 2020

Political scientist Adam Sheingate decries threat of organized violence at the polls: 'This election, we stand on the edge of a precipice'

Student experience

SAIS students 'in exile' travel to Italy to learn in person

Published Oct 27, 2020

After the coronavirus pandemic forced the SAIS Europe campus in Bologna to shut down in the spring, it is now hosting not only its own students and faculty but those from China and Washington, D.C., too

Investing in public health

Published Oct 26, 2020

America must invest in public health infrastructure rather than private interests if democracy is to be preserved, says physician and health policy expert Joshua Sharfstein