Politics

With the inauguration behind them, what will President Biden and Vice President Harris tackle in the next days, months, and years?

Substantial change is long overdue in the United States, but the new administration can take these three steps to remedy past injustices.

Three goals for the Biden administration as it seeks to put science-based responses at the center of its policy initiatives.  

As climate change wreaks havoc on our planet, the federal government will need to grapple with perpetually increasing disasters. Here are four ways the Biden administration can better handle future natural catastrophes.

Free speech has been under attack during the Trump administration. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University suggests five ways the Biden administration can protect these constitutional rights.

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—structures designed to avoid this very outcome—have failed the test of time and need to be revised and reformed.

Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón, who is also Columbia Law School graduate, has traveled the path from humble beginnings in the Dominican Republic to the upper echelons of diplomatic service.

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

Biden has gambled by forgoing face-to-face organizing due to the pandemic, relying instead on a virtual campaign to get out the vote. Our new study suggests his gamble will pay off.

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