We march, we wave signs, we cry, we plead with politicians, we vote, we sit-in, we post on social media. We do everything we’re supposed to do and guns still win.
For the foreseeable future, this great cycle of nostalgia will continue. Even the painful or annoying periods of life may transform into fond memories, but remembering good times is bittersweet. As always, all we can do is enjoy the present — the only time we ever actually live in.
Seven BU panelists from the departments of political science, women’s, gender and sexuality studies and the law school gathered for a virtual panel Monday night to discuss the attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters on Jan. 6.
There will never be a time when there is nothing to fix, so I will always have something to write about. I do see Trump leaving office as a closing of a chapter though, and I feel hopeful about the future of this country for the first time in four years.
A panel of BU alumni and journalists offered insight into the historic nature of presidential election coverage in a virtual panel Saturday entitled “An Election Like No Other: Journalists Share Final Thoughts."
The people, a collective force, are the ones who create change. We come together to protest, strike and vote for progressive action. If we cannot join forces across the spectrum of political ideologies, then this intolerance will only hamper our nation’s growth. We can have no progress without conversation.
The future of the Democratic Party is one with two defined factions: the moderate, incrementalistic faction that fights to maintain the status quo, and the progressive, democratic socialists who fight to change the system.
Polling booths are not a place for manipulative partisan games. They must be a safe and open environment for citizens to exercise their constitutional rights. We cannot be deceived into thinking they should be used as anything other than that.
The massive faults of each candidate inspire very little confidence in the hearts of voters and it begs — to borrow some Shakespearean verbiage — the question: to vote or not to vote?
