Politics

This page features news and research related to topics about politics at Columbia University.

As climate change wreaks havoc on our planet, the federal government will need to grapple with perpetually increasing disasters.

Free speech has been under attack during the Trump administration.

Research from Columbia University maps post-pandemic relief efforts for the news media and shines a light on a proposal from Australia.

Our country's infrastructure desperately needs our attention, and the Biden administration should prioritize four areas to help revitalize it.

This recent descent of the Republic into the present abyss will force us to question whether fundamental structures of our political system—structu

Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón, who is also Columbia Law School graduate, has traveled the path from humble beginnings in the Dominican Republic to the

A SIPA professor reflects on everything from watching the migration of humpback whales to online teaching for students whose locations span 15 time

Biden has gambled by forgoing face-to-face organizing due to the pandemic, relying instead on a virtual campaign to get out the vote.

A Columbia security expert explains why he has confidence in the voting system.

How will our wildly varied 50-state system of ballot collecting and counting impact when we find out the election results?

If the government won’t regulate funding and source disclosures, then tech companies should volunteer the information.

As part of an ongoing series, Columbia scholars Christopher L.