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Breaking down the Massachusetts ballot questions

Breaking down the Massachusetts ballot questions

Jack Gosselin, Journal Contributor October 22, 2024

Massachusetts has five different ballot questions for voters to consider in the Nov. 5 general election. Ballot questions allow any Massachusetts resident to pose what are known as “initiative petitions”...

Modern presidential debates lack decorum and respect

Modern presidential debates lack decorum and respect

Kamdyn Sargent, Journal Contributor October 8, 2024

As the nation gears up for another presidential election cycle, the spotlight is once again on the debates that have become a cornerstone of American democracy. While the format and stakes of these debates...

Students speak out about what factors are swaying their votes this election

Students speak out about what factors are swaying their votes this election

Zoe Toperosky, Journal Contributor September 24, 2024

Suffolk University students feel the pressure of election season as many approach their first official presidential vote Nov. 5 for either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.  “I...

OPINION: Trump interrupted, Harris unhindered: A biased debate

OPINION: Trump interrupted, Harris unhindered: A biased debate

Anthony Cutler, Journal Contributor September 24, 2024

As we approach the 2024 Presidential Election, the recent debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris revealed an underwhelming performance from Trump as well as Harris’...

President of the United States Joe Biden speaking with attendees at the 2019 Iowa Federation of Labor Convention hosted by the AFL-CIO at the Prairie Meadows Hotel in Altoona, Iowa.

OPINION: Out of office and out of ideas: A democratic dropout

Harry Murphy, Staff Writer September 24, 2024

The Democratic Party does not actually care about democracy as they claim. The 2024 Presidential Election has been the most unpredictable and objectively fascinating election cycle in the history of...

PPGA President Emily Puchalski and Vice President Natalie Lapointe at the 2023 Women's March. Puchalski and Lapointe started PPGA shortly before the march in response to the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision.

Suffolk’s PPGA is bringing activism and advocacy to campus

Brooklyn Leighton, Opinion Editor April 9, 2024

At Suffolk’s chapter of Planned Parenthood Generation Action, nothing is a taboo subject. From safe sex to the what’s what in politics, PPGA discusses it all, and encourages students to as well.  When...

Latoyia Edwards and David Paleologos presented at a Ford Hall Forum about issues ahead of the 2024 election.

Pollster David Paleologos talks election ahead of 2024

Leo Woods, Photo Editor October 24, 2023

Suffolk University’s Political Research Center Director David Paleologos discussed some of the critical issues that are set to shape the upcoming presidential election Oct. 20 as part of the Ford Hall...

In the nation: police call for 'move over' law updates, Gov. Healey passes housing bill, Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election case, Mass. to end emergency sheltering guarantee

In the nation: police call for ‘move over’ law updates, Gov. Healey passes housing bill, Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election case, Mass. to end emergency sheltering guarantee

Mass. police call for updates to 'move over' law Massachusetts first responders spoke in front of the State House Oct. 17 to voice their support to expedite the passage of multiple bills by the state...

In the nation: Scalise drops from Speaker race, RFK Jr. registers as independent, Israel declares war, Santos accused of identity theft

In the nation: Scalise drops from Speaker race, RFK Jr. registers as independent, Israel declares war, Santos accused of identity theft

Louisiana Rep. Scalise drops out of House speaker race Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana dropped out of the race to become the next Speaker of the House after he was narrowly nominated as the Republican...

President Joe Biden during his 2020 campaign

Democrats react as New Hampshire primary deadline approaches

Ellie Gregory, Journal Contributor October 10, 2023

President Joe Biden will remove his name from the primary ballot in support of the Democratic party if New Hampshire does not reverse its law requiring it to be first in the primary by Oct. 14. The state...

OPINION: The Republican party is crumbling and democracy is at risk

OPINION: The Republican party is crumbling and democracy is at risk

Madeline Reyes, Journal Contributor October 4, 2023

The Republican party is a mess right now. What once seemed like a united fortress against “wokeness” has turned into a trivial fight club highlighted by Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green calling Colorado...

Outside of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where the second Republican Presidential Debate was held.

Second GOP debate talks frustrations about Trump skipping debates

Harry Murphy, Staff Writer October 3, 2023

Seven Republicans vying for the party’s nomination attended the second Republican Presidential Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, Sept. 27. The GOP has hosted...

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