Politics & Voting Brendan Hartnett’s Data for Democracy His undergraduate research takes aim at the rise of authoritarianism at home and abroad
Activism & Social Justice Civil Rights Lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill: ‘America Is a Teenage Democracy’ The activist and former NAACP Legal Defense Fund president discussed the country’s growing pains as it works to secure voting rights for all
Politics & Voting Why Getting More People to Vote Makes the Nation Stronger Convincing Americans—especially the young and the marginalized—to cast their ballots is essential to the health of our democracy
Politics & Voting How Can U.S. Electronic Voting Systems Be Made More Secure? A Tufts cybersecurity expert says one of the best ways to secure electronic voting systems is to use equipment that creates a paper record of every vote cast
Politics & Voting The Lowdown on the Massachusetts “Millionaires Tax” Ballot Question An expert at Tufts’ Center for State Policy Analysis gives a detailed—and nonpartisan—explanation of Question 1
Politics & Voting 10 Things You Can Do to Strengthen Democracy Protecting democracy isn’t just a job for Washington. The system thrives when citizens take part—and work together—at the local level
Politics & Voting Is Democracy Under Threat? From political polarization to voters who don't like to see their side lose, we’re in a time that will test just how resilient our democracy is
Activism & Social Justice Peter DeFazio, A69, Looks Back on His 35 Years in the U.S. House of Representatives The Tufts alum and longest-serving congressman from Oregon reflects on his career and on the future of democracy
Politics & Voting Where Young Voters Could Decide Elections in 2022 CIRCLE researchers rank the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and gubernatorial races where the youth vote could swing the midterm results
Politics & Voting “We've Completely Changed How People Think Leadership Should Look” The mayors of three Greater Boston cities, all women, talk about breaking preconceptions, and what’s at the top of their to-do lists
