Perspectives from across the Atlantic

Beyond the ballot: How current obstacles in absentee voting mirror the voter suppression tactics of Jim Crow

By Ruby Fyffe • 4 days ago

Absentee voting is a confusing, frustrating and painstaking process.

Too many Americans who are living abroad assume that absentee voting has to be this way. I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t.

Americans have become accustomed to voting being …

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Perspectives from across the Atlantic

Debating the debate from abroad

By Ruby Fyffe • 25 days ago

From 1645 to 1646, Parliament Hall in St. Andrews was used as the meeting place for the Scottish Parliament to discuss its ideas and lay plans for its kingdom and country. Today, it’s used to house a debate every Thursday …

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