Government

Here’s what’s next for the Alabama abortion law

The most restrictive anti-abortion bill in the nation has been signed into law in Alabama, but stands little chance of overturning a person’s constitutional right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade, say two legal scholars at Northeastern University.

by Molly Callahan May 17, 2019

All these Brexit extensions ‘are getting to the point of ridiculousness’

With yet another extension on Brexit, it’s clear that there’s extreme internal turmoil within the United Kingdom’s government. But it’s only serving to make the bond among the 27 other member states in the European Union stronger, says Northeastern political science professor Mai’a Cross.

by Molly Callahan April 11, 2019

‘The longer you’re planning to be here, the more you have a stake’

During a wide-ranging conversation at Northeastern’s Boston campus Wednesday, Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who is exploring a run for the presidency, dug into issues that he said will have an outsize effect on millennial voters.

by Molly Callahan April 3, 2019

‘A critical part of building our global university system’

On Saturday night in Shanghai, a giant Northeastern “N” glowed on the roof of the Fairmont Peace Hotel, a symbol accentuated by a…

by Greg St. Martin April 3, 2019

‘What worked in the West for much of the post-war period seems to be breaking down’

Raghuram Rajan, an economist at the University of Chicago and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, says that the technological revolution of the past two decades has thrown the three pillars that hold up society—government, the markets, and community—out of balance.

by Greg St. Martin April 1, 2019

Will an ISIS bride be allowed to return to the US?

In 2014, a woman fled the United States to marry an Islamic State fighter in Syria. Now, widowed twice, she wants to return to the U.S. with her 18-month-old son. Whether she’ll be able to could set a major legal precedent, says Hemanth Gundavaram, who is co-director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic at Northeastern University.

by Molly Callahan March 28, 2019

The Mueller report found no collusion between Trump and Russia. But the saga of the Russia investigation is not over.

Following the partial disclosure on Sunday of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report that cleared Trump of collusion, the House of Representatives is likely to demand the release of any underlying documents and testimony from various players, including Mueller himself, says Northeastern law professor Michael Meltsner.

by Khalida Sarwari March 24, 2019

Don't miss Nate Silver at Northeastern

Nate Silver, founder and editor in chief of the analytics news site FiveThirtyEight, will appear at Northeastern’s Boston campus on Wednesday to discuss the role of data in predicting and understanding the new landscape of American politics.

by Khalida Sarwari March 22, 2019

Learn what it takes to cover the nation’s capital and the Trump White House.

Three leading White House correspondents will be at Northeastern to analyze and explain their roles in this new era of presidential coverage by tweet. Their panel discussion, “Covering the Nation’s Capital,” will be held at the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex Auditorium on Monday at 4 p.m.

by Ian Thomsen March 15, 2019

Monopolies are shrinking the competition in the American economy. He told Congress how to fix it.

John Kwoka understood what was wrong with the American economy, and he was prepared to offer solutions. But…

by Ian Thomsen March 11, 2019