Welcome to the Zeitgeist, the NYU Politics Society’s undergraduate opinion publication dedicated to providing a platform for students to learn about and engage with politics and current events.
Since 2011, a coalition of Republicans and breakaway conservative Democrats in the New York State Senate has stymied much of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (pictured in cover photo) left-leaning legislative agenda. Now, Gov. Cuomo has near-complete control over the legislative agenda, since the Democrats, having seized the State Senate in last Tuesday’s midterm elections, now run the entire state government.
Beto O’Rourke, an El Paso native and Ted Cruz’s Democratic challenger for the United States Senate, took both Texas and the nation by storm in…
The Trump Administration has me feeling lost. It’s a familiar feeling, yet dishearteningly existential. At first, I was confused about its origins. But, over time,…
On May 7th of this year, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was forced to resign amidst multiple allegations of physical assault against women.…
On October 7, 2018, Brazil held its presidential elections in which 13 candidates fought to win 50 +1 percent of the total votes; however, not…
Research into global health has mostly been thought of, up until now, as a relatively bipartisan issue. Research into the Human Genome has advanced, partially…
Today, the United States of America is officially holding its 2018 Midterm Elections. While these races have been the focus of a great deal of…
Today, on election day, several races with national implications are still too close to call. One of those races is in the state of Missouri,…
Nowadays, the political climate only seems to worsen and polarize each day. Bitter, villainizing rhetoric; death threats; and politically-motivated violence is not uncommon.
Since his tumultuous presidential campaign, Donald Trump has utilized rhetoric that has polarized the American public to a largely unprecedented extent. He ran his presidential…
