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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

The paradox of Ukrainian security: The illusion of peace and the reality of justice | The Loop

Daria Romaniuk February 25, 2025
Locking your doors is what causes a break-in, at least according to President Donald Trump’s logic. His recent claim that Ukraine should have never started a war misses a crucial point: It was not Ukraine’s decision to wage war. A sovereign nation does not wake up one day and decide to be invaded.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Charlamagne tha God perfectly defined our 2024 election choice | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 23, 2024
The 2020 election was never about Biden — and we shouldn’t be surprised that the 2024 one isn’t about him either, even if we need it to be to keep Trump out of the White House.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Donald Trump’s NATO threats need to stop | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 19, 2024
Trump isn’t just using his fear-mongering tactics on American citizens this time. He’s using them on other countries — some of which are allies of the United States.
PJ and Megan Lutz canvas for President Biden outside a polling center at the Bicentennial Elementary School in Nashua, New Hampshire on Tuesday. Biden supporters launched the successful write-in campaign as a result of the President's name not appearing on the New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot. CLARE ONG/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

For canvassers, New Hampshire primary bears deeper connection with democracy

Siena Griffin January 24, 2024
Canvassers from across the country headed to New Hampshire for this year’s first-in-the-nation primary to make a stand for their chosen candidates on Tuesday.
Elizabeth Warren

‘Just Majority’ campaign tour starts in Boston, calling for judicial reform

Emilia Wisniewski April 24, 2023
Elected officials and advocacy organization representatives spoke at Copley Square Monday morning on the first stop of the “Just Majority” tour to demand for a re-evaluation of the United States Supreme Court.
Analise Bruno | Graphic Artist

Where there’s popular will, there’s a way | Beyond the Compass

Kevin Mani April 3, 2023
The case of Israel raises some interesting questions about the role of popular opposition in the government's workings. Typically, we understand democratic governments — representative democracies, to be more specific — to be machines that enable the will of the citizens. When the public does not support a particular law, or at least when there is a majority opposition, proposals are, in effect, non-starters.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The ‘Lower Energy Costs’ or ‘Polluters Over People’ Act? | Hard Right Turn

Nathan Metcalf March 31, 2023
From wildfires scorching everything west of the Rocky Mountains to rapidly rising sea levels threatening to engulf the eastern seaboard — it’s become increasingly clear to climate scientists, policymakers and observant people alike that climate change has begun affecting everyone, everywhere, in the here and now.
Analise Bruno | Graphic Artist

Chileans still want a new constitution — now they must decide who will write it | Foreign Affairs

Will Fuller March 27, 2023
The people of Chile must now prepare for yet another pivotal election which will play a key role in determining the fate of the nation's fundamental law.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Could the United States succumb to a fascist regime in the near future? | Hard Right Turn

Nathan Metcalf February 28, 2023
The Republican constituency continues to shrink due to demographic shifts and the rejection of MAGA Movement ideals ​​— but true conservative champions have still shown no qualms about democracy being collateral damage in their party's pursuit of greatness. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

A win for democracy and a defeat of raw financial power in the Czech Republic | The Intersection

Katie Harmon February 9, 2023
The Czech people just gave the world a victory for democracy, and to that, we should all celebrate.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

What is fascism? | Hard Right Turn

Nathan Metcalf January 30, 2023
In the United States, a superpower in its twilight days, the specter of fascism looms. 
Foreign Affairs Feature: France’s presidential election, future implications

Foreign Affairs Feature: France’s presidential election, future implications

International Relations Review April 26, 2022
France continues to face deep political paralysis due to the radicalized fragmentation of this election cycle.
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