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In a virtual panel Monday, speakers from the College of Arts and Sciences, Howard Thurman Center and School of Law discussed the impact of the U.S. Capitol riots on American government and democracy. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU hosts panel after U.S. Capitol attacks, discusses crisis from multiple angles

Yiran Yu January 13, 2021
Seven BU panelists from the departments of political science, women’s, gender and sexuality studies and the law school gathered for a virtual panel Monday night to discuss the attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters on Jan. 6.
I Call Foul Play: Confederate memorials and flags are symbols of oppression, not heritage

I Call Foul Play: Confederate memorials and flags are symbols of oppression, not heritage

Luca Becker September 3, 2020
To resolve this conflict, America must ask itself what exactly it was that the Confederacy stood for. If the Confederacy, in fact, stood for slavery, does memorializing its heroes validate white supremacy?  
EDITORIAL: Inaccessibility of mail-in ballots expose America’s flawed voting system

EDITORIAL: Inaccessibility of mail-in ballots expose America’s flawed voting system

Editors September 3, 2020
A service many Americans continually rely on, the USPS is a government entity created to serve the country. It must deliver mail to every location in the country, and it was never intended to make profit.
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