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Fratricide and A Bacon Sandwich: A Recent History of the British Labour Party, Part I

4/30/2020

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Zack Lori

In May of 2010, the Labour Party relinquished control of the British government after 13 years in office. Consequently, the party's leader, Gordon Brown, stepped down from his position. Here, we shall begin our story of Labour’s ten long years out of power.

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Different Countries' Responses to the Coronavirus Crisis

4/26/2020

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Zack Lori

Hello everyone! For the debate tomorrow, I have written some summaries of a few different countries’ approaches to coronavirus lockdowns, so you can see how they have fared.

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The Maduro Controversy

4/22/2020

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Felix Beilin
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Today, another story you might have missed: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was indicted on March 26th, along with several other officials within his government, on charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States, and the use of deadly weapons in furtherance of narco-terrorist efforts. Venezuela’s Chief Supreme Court Justice, vice president for the economy, and Minister of Defense were among others charged in three separate indictments, the result of an investigation by the DEA and federal prosecutors in South Florida and New York.


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Why Everyone’s Saying Hungary Is in Trouble

4/19/2020

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Felix Beilin and Zack Lori

​From Felix: 
On March 31, the Washington Post published an analysis piece titled, “Coronavirus Kills Its First Democracy.” The article, considered provocative in its wording but perhaps not entirely inaccurate, was of course aimed at Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s parliamentary super-majority had just pushed through a package of arcane legislation, some of which is designed to grant Orban the ability to rule by decree.
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COVID-19 Resources

4/15/2020

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Felix Beilin and Zack Lori

Hey everyone! We hope that you’re healthy, and that the first week-and-a-half of spring quarter have found you in good spirits. Here on the PU blog, as we mentioned in our introductory post on Sunday, we’ll try to stay away from COVID-19-only subjects as much as possible, in recognition of the great reporting being done elsewhere, and to steer your attention to other political issues. That said, we did want to kick off the blog with a set of COVID-19 internet resources that you might find helpful. For now, this is the extent of the links that we’ll provide, but since this is a rapidly evolving issue, we may update this post at some point in the future.

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An Update from Northwestern University Political Union Exec Board:

4/12/2020

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Today we want to introduce to you our newest form of programming: the State of the Union blog. We understand that a lot of content is best consumed on-demand, and in times like these, in the comfort of your self-quarantine. Our blog will be at least a bi-weekly one, and we hope to cover as many of the political subjects that you’re used to seeing in our Monday night debates--this means everything from electoral politics to climate change, but also prominent Northwestern campus issues as they arise. ​

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    Welcome to Political Union's blog! ​All opinions expressed are those of our writers, and not NU Political Union.

    Meet our Writers:
    Zack Lori
    is a sophomore majoring in political science and philosophy. He's interested in climate change, the domestic politics of European nations and Canada, and electoral systems. 


    Felix Beilin is a sophomore studying journalism and political science. He's excited to write about foreign policy, politics of media, and campaign strategy/electoral politics, as well as domestic and economic policy issues. 

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