General 2 — The Dems' Student Press

Spring 2025 Submissions

Albany-Area Political Science Professors Analyze 2024 Election Outcome- Thomas Fink (Domestic Politics)

Two political science professors from the Albany area spoke of their analyses from the 2024 election outcome: Ronald Seyb, Ph.D. (an associate professor from Skidmore College) and Connor Moran (an adjunct professor and doctoral student from the University at Albany) discussed how Republican candidate Donald Trump triumphed with a victory and what went wrong for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.

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The United States Government is Directly at Fault for America’s Gang Violence- Andrew Perez (Domestic Politics)

This article analyzes the U.S. government's direct responsibility in the birth and rise of American gang violence.

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Impacts of Gentrification in New York City and Chicago- Milo Reynoso (Domestic Politics)

Many of these urbanization projects have been done with the intention of urging new people to move into the city rather than making the city better for those currently living in it, leading to significant gentrification, displacement of people, and destruction of neighborhoods and cultures.

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Realism As An Explanation for the Israel-Palestine Conflict- Andrew Perez (International Affairs)

This paper analyzes the Israel-Palestine conflict through the lens of realism while considering current events as of October of this year.

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Why is the United States Increasingly Shifting Towards Protectionist Trade Policies? (International Affairs)

The United States was once the champion of free trade around the world. In our paper, we discuss three main hypotheses for why the United States has increasingly shifted away from this stance and toward a more protectionist system, disrupting the international order.

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Why has voting in University at Albany student government (Student Association) decreased drastically since COVID-19?- Olivia Sheffer (Campus Commentary)

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