October 2024 – Northeastern University Political Review

Global October 29, 2024

Venezuelan Immigration Crisis In Chicago: How A Sanctuary City Has Struggled

by Dario Nardini, International Affairs and International Business 2027

For centuries, people from Latin America have been coming to Chicago to escape persecution, poverty, and war. Mexican migration to Chicago began in the 1910s, spurred by the Mexican Revolution and the demand for labor during World War I. From 1942 to 1964, the Bracero Program brought Mexican laborers to the US to work primarily […]

National October 12, 2024

Democrats Need a Union Revival

by Anjali Aggarwal, Economics and Business Administration 2025

One in ten US workers belong to labor unions, representing 14.4 million Americans and over 10 million eligible voters. Unions have held a long-standing presence in political efforts to win over the working class in the US, typically championing left-wing campaigns. But the tide is turning for the Democratic Party, whose growing unpopularity among the […]