President Trump

Four things we’ve learned about America from the midterm elections

Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives, but Republicans retained control of the Senate in the 2018 midterm elections, which two Northeastern political…

Greg St. Martin November 7, 2018

#FreePress editorial campaign unites newspapers against ‘Trump’s anti-First Amendment rhetoric’

On Thursday, hundreds of newspapers across the United States and abroad published editorials emphasizing the importance of a free press for a healthy democracy. Dan…

Molly Callahan August 16, 2018

Trump’s Supreme Court choice would tilt America dramatically to the right

The balance of power in the Supreme Court will lurch dramatically to the right with the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh, says Supreme Court expert Dan…

Bill Ibelle July 10, 2018

Digital archive preserves groundbreaking moment in civic activism

Protest signs from the 2017 Women’s March still exist. They’re available as a searchable digital archive, thanks primarily to the efforts of several Northeastern professors.

Joan Lynch January 30, 2018

The real danger in Trump’s ‘dishonest and corrupt media awards’

Tonight, President Trump may announce “the most dishonest and corrupt media awards of the year,” per one of his tweets last week. Then again, he…

Molly Callahan January 8, 2018

Bitcoin, wage stagnation, and geopolitics: the global economy in 2018

Bitcoin’s bubble could burst in 2018, according to associate professor and labor market expert Alicia Sasser Modestino. “For many economists,” she says, “the question is…

Jason Kornwitz January 8, 2018

Don’t expect ‘fake news’ to disappear in 2018

In the first installment of our multi-part series looking at some of the big stories and bright ideas primed to make headlines in the new…

Jason Kornwitz January 2, 2018

What the final tax bill means for Northeastern

Republican lawmakers on Friday released the final version of their tax reform bill and appear on track to hold floor votes on the legislation this…

News@Northeastern December 18, 2017

Professor: National monument reductions follow history of land theft in US

Last week, President Trump announced an 85 percent reduction of Bears Ears National Monument. According to Nicholas Brown, associate teaching professor in Northeastern’s Urban Landscape…

Molly Callahan December 12, 2017

New study links federal tax policy and US mortality levels

As Congress grapples with tax reform, new research from Northeastern’s Daniel Kim has found that raising U.S. federal income tax rates while redistributing tax revenue…

Jason Kornwitz December 1, 2017