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United States National Guard members walk towards the White House from the Washington Monument on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington. AP Photo by John Minchillo

Here’s why the US military can’t be asked to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine

The armed forces lack the capability to distribute within communities, says Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern. He served as a national security and Homeland Security advisor to four presidential administrations on both sides of the aisle.

by Ian Thomsen November 13, 2020

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What a Biden presidency means for US-EU ties

There is still much is at stake for European foreign policy, says Mai’a Cross, the Edward W. Brooke professor of political science and international affairs at Northeastern.

by Khalida Sarwari November 6, 2020

Members of the community vote at Matthews Arena on Election Day. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Whoever wins, it’s clear the US is divided. It’s time to turn to local communities for solutions.

The election between President Donald J. Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden continues this week, with razor-thin margins in crucial swing states making it too close to call on Tuesday. But one thing was clear early on, said Ted Landsmark, distinguished professor of public policy and urban affairs—the U.S. is as politically polarized as ever, and it’ll take more than a presidential election to bring people back together.

by Molly Callahan November 4, 2020

Hockey rink to polling place, in 60 seconds

Northeastern partnered with the City of Boston to convert Matthews Arena into a polling place for the community and any students registered to vote at…

by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer November 3, 2020

In this Oct. 17, 2000 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, left, speaks as Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore watches during their third and final debate at Washington University in St. Louis. AP Photo by Ed Reinke

The ghost of Bush v. Gore may haunt the 2020 election

In the frenzied weeks before Election Day, the Supreme Court has been asked to consider a number of election cases that could affect the outcome between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. “It’s like Bush v. Gore is back,” says legal scholar Dan Urman.

by Molly Callahan November 2, 2020

Jagshemash! Is Borat a new undercover journalist?

Sacha Baron Cohen—star of “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”—is using fictional characters to reveal Rudy Giuliani, QAnon followers, and other real-life drivers of the U.S. culture wars on the eve of the presidential election. Has he launched a new form of investigative journalism?

by Ian Thomsen October 30, 2020

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University on Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. AP Photo by Jim Bourg

Here’s why Donald Trump failed to ‘rock the boat’ in his debate with Joe Biden

Though Trump practiced relatively courteous behavior in the second and final debate on Thursday. But the president failed to cut into Joe Biden’s lead in a meaningful way, said Nicholas Beauchamp, assistant professor of political science at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen October 23, 2020

Clockwise from left: Joanna Weiss, editor-in-chief of Experience magazine, moderates the latest Civic Experience event with Steve Kornacki, national political correspondent for NBC and MSNBC; Sean Trende, senior elections analyst for RealClearPolitics; and Sabrina Siddiqui, a national politics reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Screenshot by Northeastern University

The US is less than 2 weeks away from Election Day. Here’s what to watch for.

“This is the pandemic election. It’s a whole different world,” said Sabrina Siddiqui, national politics reporter for the Wall Street Journal, and one of three politics experts who participated in the latest Civic Experience event at Northeastern on Wednesday.

by Molly Callahan October 21, 2020

A protestor holds up a sign during the U.S. Youth Climate Strike at Columbus Circle in New York on March 15, 2019. AP Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA

Climate change has made history this election cycle. But how will it fare in November?

With this week’s debate canceled, the only presidential debate so far featured the longest discussion of climate change of any such showdown to date. But there’s still a long way to go, says Jennie C. Stephens, dean’s professor of sustainability science and policy at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan October 14, 2020

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Here's how states are dealing with mail-in voting ahead of the election

Research conducted over the summer suggest that many Americans entered the fall with support for the mail-in voting process. Will President Donald Trump’s attacks on those ballots change Americans’ views about the process?

by Eunice Esomonu October 1, 2020