Politics & Voting

250 years ago, Congress ran the country, but now it’s a very different story

A Fletcher constitutional law professor explains the history and tensions driving the debate in situations like Iran and Venezuela

The Fletcher School’s Dimitrios Skiadas explains the decade since the historic referendum

The ruling has spurred some states to quickly redraw their majority-Black districts. But it may not play out the way some politicians expect

Our view of the Revolution has changed many times over the last 250 years, and it’s always been contentious, says a historian

The former congressman and Jan. 6 investigator spoke at Tufts about tribal politics, hard power, and why civic engagement matters even more as the U.S. turns...

Undergraduates plan a symposium to foster productive conversations among their peers

Deborah Schildkraut taps a wide range of Americans to learn how liberals and conservatives include politics in their everyday lives

Historian Jill Lepore, J87, urged concerned citizens to get off social media and make change “from the neighborhood up”

The senior is helping foster places for youth to find their people, and with it their motivation to vote and engage