Role of social media in political campaigns
Through the years, means of communication have evolved. The way people communicate with each other today is entirely different from the...
Protests for the Democracy
Donald J. Trump wasn’t the favourite choice as the president of the United States of America, as the crowds gathered across the nation in...
More on the ‘subgenre of misinformation’
Northeastern University, along with Harvard University collaborated to put together a conference on the hot yet serious topic of fake...
Sports as a pillar of modern politics
Sports used to be simple activities. One could play or watch and simply enjoy it. As people’s interests in sports grew, so did the...
The downfall we wanted
This year we witnessed the beginning of the impeachment trial of the 45th U.S. President Donald Trump, who became the third U.S....
Virtual Politics or Traditional Town-Hall Meetings?
When the midterm election day dawned in the United States on November 6 two years ago, their government was in a pretty chaotic...
‘Far-reaching’ implications of South Korean president
Recently, the Constitutional Court of South Korea ruled unanimously to remove President Park Geun-hye from office, the latest in a string...
When the berlin wall fell 30 years ago
The berlin wall was created to act as a guarding barrier which divided berlin physically as well as ideologically. The barrier stood for...
Divided views on the first amendment
First amendment of the U.S. constitution aims to protect the people’s freedom of practicing any religion, freedom of the press as well as...
Do you have faith in faithful/faithless politicians?
We tend to lose faith in people who lie to us. The trust that we form shatters the moment  infidelity is seen in any person. However,...
Democratic experiment in India
In spite of the ignorance and illiteracy of the large mass of people during the independence of India, assembly decided for the adoption...
Brexit- Political predicament in Britain
The political screenplay of the scheduled withdrawal of the UK from EU (Brexit) after the referendum held in the UK on 23rd June 2016, in...
Is politics in the US dominated by men?
Storybench is Northeastern University’s digital storytelling site.  Recently, Storybench was shortlisted for “Data journalism website of...
Social Media: Breeding Ground for Christchurch Attack
15th March 2019 arrived as the day of cries, casualties and the immortal list of hate crimes in the island nation in the city of...
Pakistan on the Brink
195 countries have tallied their names into the United nations list. However, the only country whose name jumps out in every news channel...
Why society fears women in the position of power?
Media has a great influence in any society’s opinion, realising the power the media holds, the right thing for them to do would be being...
American Democracy- Is There Any Chance Of Escape?
Following the Hitler’s tyranny on the Germans, a wave of democracy surrounded the world. Democracy is termed as the best of the worst as...
‘The World in Your Cup’: Coffee, Politics and Culture
Coffee, politics and culture are three topics that one would find difficulty in associating together. However, this is exactly what Erika...


















