While most Americans watched Georgia’s nail-biting senatorial election from afar, the Women NBA’s Atlanta Dream, an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, took matters into their own hands, using social media to spread their message on the importance of voting. Consequently, by the time January 5th 2021 arrived Democratic Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock secured 51% of the votes, leading to a monumental victory over Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, co-owner of the Atlanta Dream. Both Warnock’s and Democrat Jon Ossof’s win in Georgia successfully turned the state blue, giving Democrats the control of the Senate.

Some might recall Gangnam station from the old viral song “Gangnam Style.” Others who are better versed in Korean culture might picture a thriving metropolitan center full of skyscrapers, bustling people, and flashing neon signs. However, for many Korean women, Gangnam station is both a memorial of a horrible hate crime and a symbol of the Korean feminist movement.

On the night of January 11, 2020, Taiwanese people, regardless of each individual’s political leaning, huddled in front of TVs, phones, and out in the cold in wait for the presidential election results. After four years of leadership under President Tsai Ing-wen, whose Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) suffered a crippling defeat in regional elections two years prior, the next president was surely going to change the political direction of Taiwan.

When it comes to the debate over the powers of the Supreme Court few have considered the advantages of opening up the floor to the general public. Especially in the case of Roe v. Wade, which a majority of the Court now wishes to overturn, a decision that would influence people’s lives, bodies and futures, should be dealt with democratically, meaning that everyone’s input should be heard.

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“A seasoned moderate Democrat who has long advocated for increased bipartisanship in Congress, Klobuchar has had an impactful and notable political career both within and outside the confines of her state. Despite this, her early presidential campaign efforts did not resonate with prospective voters.”

Kamala Harris’s nomination feels much more impactful than any other vice presidential nomination in recent memory. But could it help Joe make it to the Oval Office?

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This article was written before President-Elect Joe Biden was projected to win the 2020 General Election.