Following President Biden’s signature of approval earlier last month, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has officially become the law of the land.
—Zach Fotiadis
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It is hard to see the first 15 months of Biden’s presidency as anything but a failure. However, it is hard to imagine things going differently for any other Democratic president. Biden’s presidency has been riddled with no win scenarios, difficult roadblocks, and inherited problems from previous administrations.
—Dustin Garza
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President Joe Biden and the Democratic party are faced with a historical storm of events as a world barely emerging from a pandemic is now reckoning with a war in Europe. These volatile global events have spurred an alarming rise in inflation, causing many Americans to feel as if Biden has fallen short of his promise to recover the economy.
— Angela Yu
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Tying countries together economically intended to construct a system for automatic and discretionary consequences for aggressive action. However, through the decades of relative international peace we have yet to see a successful, full-scale test of this ideology. Russia’s war on Ukraine highlights the failures of economically bonded world peace.
— Elizabeth Johnson
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During the past 50 years, US migration policy has been influenced by political agendas and fear instead of facts and human rights concerns. As a result, US politicians have demonstrated a lack of understanding regarding migration and the border region, which has had real consequences in the lives of migrants and on life in border communities.
—Katie Cooper
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Don’t Look Up was a disappointment. Not because it was a bad movie. It was fine—the performances all shine, it elicits laughs when it needs to, and there’s a strong plot throughout. My issue with it, however, is the social value it purports to convey.
— Atharv Gupta
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Rising from the grave of the 2021 Oregon legislative session comes HB 4002, a bill to grant farmworkers the right to overtime pay. Loved by the workers, and feared by farm owners, the resurrection and reconsideration of this bill has garnered national attention.
— Elizabeth Johnson
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Biden has had a lot on his plate recently, from worsening political gridlock, to women’s reproductive rights being increasingly restricted as well as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis and an economy recovering from COVID-19. He had a lot of ground to cover in this historical event. Here is a list of the most memorable and notable moments from Biden’s address to the nation.
— Srishti Khemka
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At the first “Know You Power Forum” hosted by Georgetown’s Institute for Politics and Public Service, Rashida Jones shared valuable insights from her long career in journalism as the president of MSNBC and the first Black executive to lead a major news network.
— Angela Yu
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Justice Breyer has been in the majority for decisions that have granted gay marriage and upheld the Affordable Care Act, and his successor has big shoes to fill.
— Kathryn Chavez
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Delkic’s journey at the Times carried her from an internship, to the editor for the second and third pages of the paper, and finally to a writing role. But, one through-line of her time is her continued interest and responsibility in reading other peoples’ stories.
— Kathryn Chavez
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Invoking the legacy of colonialism, the Kenyan delegation excoriated President Putin for his exploitation of ethnic tensions and irredentist visions to justify his bombardment of a sovereign power.
— Zach Fotiadis
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The Georgetown Class of 2017 graduate with a degree in International Politics, Sarah Mucha, has spent her post-grad years in the newsroom, on the campaign trail, and now in front of the camera.
— Kathryn Chavez
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Though it seems like a footnote on the 2021 American insurrection, it has been a full year since a presidential inauguration. On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden took the oath of office, and 365 days later, so much has changed but so much has stayed the same.
— Kathryn Chavez
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Making COVID-era adjustments to the WIC program permanent will help reduce barriers and transition WIC to an anticipatory approach that reflects priorities of resilience and recovery.
— Louisa Sholar
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A year since the pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. The Capitol on January 6, 2021, America urgently needs action on the role of social media platforms in political polarization.
— Carly Kabot
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After a sixty year career, the late Joan Didion leaves behind a rich and diverse body of work and a redefined vision of journalism and its future direction. Eric Bazail-Eimil offers his reflections on her work, her vision and her legacy.
— Eric Bazail-Eimil
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Senator Elizabeth Warren’s comments about immigration and COVID-19 highlighted the critical importance of resiliency in times of crisis and the privilege associated with possessing resilience in the first place.
– Katie Cooper
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In a political climate that has facilitated the rise of authoritarianism and amplified public mistrust of the media, the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa comes at a critical moment.
— Ethan Johanson
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Senator Elizabeth Warren’s call for analyzing how policies affect marginalized communities reminds us that strong, effective policies depend on sound data.
— Angela Yu
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