There are two different manifestations of populism: one that works within the institutional system to enact new policies (a policy populist), and one that attempts to disrupt the institutional system entirely (a process populist). Both are featured in the 2020 United States elections and have major implications for our democratic system.
While the youth have always felt the immediacy of climate change, older generations continue to brush the issue aside and paint their younger counterparts as foolish and naive. This generational climate gap has massive implications that reach beyond the Twittersphere and into all areas of climate advocacy, from college campuses to Congress.
Amidst a historic housing crisis in the United States, there is a burgeoning YIMBY movement — a movement of people saying “Yes In My Backyard” to affordable housing. This movement works to push back on local anti-housing sentiments in many high-cost communities, which reflect a culture known as NIMBYism or saying “Not In My Backyard” to affordable housing.
Trump's presidency is a symptom, not the underlying cause, of the deep divisions plaguing American politics today. The real question is whether we break out of the tribal politics of the present moment, or will we be paralyzed by polarization for the foreseeable future?
Thus far, users have embraced Facebook's system, feeding it with data and dollars. But if Facebook’s history is any indication, users should be wary of whether Facebook is truly leading news in the right direction.
In order to live up to its democratic values, the Iowa Democratic Party will eventually need to bite the bullet and transition to a presidential primary.
Establishing a sustainable alternative to incarceration for the seriously mentally ill will require collaboration between multiple sectors and systems.
In the face of this global pandemic and the grim future of rapid job loss and burgeoning economic inequality that unavoidably lies ahead, a universal basic income is needed more urgently than ever before.
Everywhere it has been employed, ranked choice voting has resulted in cleaner elections with outcomes supported by more of the population than those produced through the dated two-party system.
