Political science, not political science-fiction. A student-run magazine at Binghamton University.
Vandalized Teslas, hundreds of protests, stormed dealerships, and scared owners—what’s going on here? The target is Elon Musk, owner of Tesla, and appointed “head” of Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The motive? A widespread belief that Musk has used his wealth to meddle in politics to the detriment of our democracy.
The United States Government is around $36,220,000,000,000 in debt as of April 2025, according to figures calculated by the US Treasury. The figure is immense, exceeding America’s 2023 gross domestic product by trillions. The sheer scale of the debt informs why reducing it has been one of the current Trump Administration’s largest stated goals in their policy agendas so far.
Although the peace created by the ceasefire has been unstable, with some noting it to be only temporary- it has put a pause on the hostilities that have enveloped millions of people for the last 15 months. As the new year begins, the world must remain hopeful that a lasting peace can be achieved through multilateralism and faith in our international institutions.
Though there are many reasons why rich countries are rich and poor countries are poor, a large modern contributing factor is emigration. The growth of interconnected global economies has allowed brain drain to materialize, which many developing regions have been grappling with in recent decades.
The history of California can be traced along the axis of water as well: during the Mexican-American war, one month before Mexico’s surrender of the land that is today California, a man named James Marshall found gold on the banks of the American River.
There are contemporary influences that contributed to the necessary rise of the minimum wage in New York. One is the cost of living, with New York having a cost of living that is 26% higher than the national average in 2024. Housing, which includes buying and renting, is 75% higher compared to the national average.
German and Canadian voters will go to the polls this year in national elections. At the latest, Canadian voters will vote in October, while a German snap election will be held on February 23. Both elections will take place in the context of ongoing political and economic turmoil in both countries and backlash directed at incumbent political parties observed in elections globally in 2024.
The evolution of GOP policies from the Reagan era to the Trump era is complex and influenced by numerous political, economic, and social factors. While this essay provides a broad comparison, it does not capture the full scope of nuanced policy shifts, ideological debates, and external influences that have shaped the party over time.
Politicians have found a new haven on social media as it has given them the ability to make use of new tools such as virality and accessibility to increase the outreach of their political platforms. AI has changed the nature of the same social media platforms that politicians are utilizing in a crucial way.
From its headquarters in New York City, the United Nations has ushered in a new era of mediation efforts around the world.
For a majority of Americans, no policy has had more of an impact on livelihood than employment contracts. Employment contracts lay out all terms and conditions regarding workers filling a certain position at a given firm, such as wages, job responsibilities, and terms of employment.
It’s a worrying paradox—information used to evaluate trust in the media is itself vulnerable to distrust. It is indicated that there is a consensus in the numbers across the political divide—Americans’ trust in the media is at an all-time low.
The international system is rooted in nation states and the competition that occurs among them. In the midst of the powers vying for influence lie politically neutral states. Often, a country not involved in a given conflict will act as a third-party mediator in peace processes.
New York City’s housing crisis is a complex tapestry of challenges that affects every corner of the Metropolitan Area. While migration, bureaucratic hurdles, and slow construction are often cited as the primary culprits, the underlying issue lies in exclusionary zoning laws and local land use restrictions.
On October 7th, South Africa formally requested the Taiwanese government to move its unofficial embassy out of the administrative capital of Pretoria to Johannesburg. This move has been largely interpreted as South Africa conceding to China by subverting relations with Taiwan to strengthen relations with the former.
Hurricanes aren’t expected to get any weaker. In fact, Hurricane season is expected to become more intense as the amount of rain hurricanes bring with them increases.
It can be easy to divide technology and politics into two distinct categories, viewing their distinctions as black and white. This being said, it is important to not overlook the relationship the two of them share. Politics and science most definitely impact each other and the relationship between the two can take on different forms.
Since the popularization of social media, a perceived feeling that history is essentially happening “faster” today compared to previous eras has been prevalent. Has the frequency of major world events truly accelerated in tandem with our transition to modernity? Or is the notion of history going faster simply an artifact of memory?
As European states evolved into their modern forms, the developments made in statecraft shifted diplomacy away from monopoly-based imperial competition towards the maintenance of a shared hegemony over globe-spanning colonial holdings.
The economy is one of, if not the most, salient points of presidential elections in the United States. A voter evaluates an incumbent president regarding his/her material circumstances to form opinions about the candidate.
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