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Vicky Murillo @vickymurillo.bsky.social · 7d

Para entender el colapso del MAS es clave leer a @anriasantiago.bsky.social
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www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/why...

Why Bolivia’s MAS Collapsed | Journal of Democracy

Evo Morales’s Movement Toward Socialism transformed Bolivian politics. But after almost two decades in power, the party is unraveling. No longer the country’s anchor, the MAS has become a major driver...

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Vicky Murillo @vickymurillo.bsky.social · 27d

Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way

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Jay Ulfelder @jayulfelder.bsky.social · Jul 20

Lots packed into @adambonica.bsky.social's new On Data and Democracy post, but I haven't seen this chart getting the attention I think it deserves. US lawmakers are remarkably old, and the gap here between population age and lawmaker age is exceptional.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/on-data-an...

scatter plot comparing average age of lawmakers vs. median age of population across a bunch of contemporary democracies, showing that the United States is a real outlier, with lawmakers averaging almost 60 years old vs. a median age of the population of just 38. South Korea and Japan come closest with average lawmaker ages around 55, but their populations are older, and most countries on the chart cluster in the 40s.

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CNN @cnn.com · Jun 22

JUST IN: Oil prices surge in the wake of US strikes in Iran, with US oil futures jumping 3.6% Sunday to about $76.47 per barrel

Oil futures surge following US strikes in Iran | CNN Business

Oil prices surged during late Sunday trading after the US launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear Saturday evening in a major escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · Jun 22

As FEC deadlines approach, expect Dems to celebrate breaking fundraising records, driven by small donors. Chasing mega-donors is a trap that undermines their strongest weapon against GOP corruption. My research shows why Dems should reject big money and how they are, in fact, better off without it:

How to Fight GOP Corruption: The Empirical Case for Rejecting Mega-Donor Money

How Democrats can align their funding model with their message to win hearts, minds, and elections

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · Jun 22

My theory that big money flows towards the absolute worst candidates remains undefeated.

A horizontal bar chart titled “Pro-Cuomo super pacs have flooded the mayoral fundraising race” showing fundraising by New York City mayoral campaigns and allied super pacs. The chart displays total fundraising amounts for seven candidates, with bars segmented into three categories: Campaign (dark blue), Matching public funds (dark red/maroon), and Allied super pacs (light green). Andrew Cuomo leads significantly with $35.6 million total, with the majority from allied super pacs. Other candidates shown are Zohran Mamdani ($9.1mn), Brad Lander ($7.5mn), Scott Stringer ($5.1mn), Eric Adams ($4.8mn), Zellnor Myrie ($4.2mn), and Adrienne Adams ($2.8mn). The chart demonstrates how pro-Cuomo super PAC funding dwarfs other candidates’ total fundraising efforts.

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Vicky Murillo @vickymurillo.bsky.social · Jun 1

www.clarin.com/politica/dec...

"Hay una decisión estratégica de Trump de ir contra las universidades"

Definiciones de la politóloga argentina Victoria Murillo, directora del Instituto de Estudios Latinoamericanos en la Universidad de Columbia, EE.UU, sobre el conflicto que mantiene la actual Administr...

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Axios @axios.com · May 28

🚨 BREAKING: Court says Trump doesn't have the authority to set tariffs

Trump's sweeping global tariffs blocked by federal court

The U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling could bring the trade war to a screeching halt.

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Axios @axios.com · May 28

The U.S. will begin revoking visas for Chinese students, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced today.

U.S. to begin revoking visas for Chinese students

The move marks a major escalation in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · May 28

Breaking news: The Court of International Trade ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing tariffs on all imported goods. The president invoked a 1977 law that granted him emergency powers over the economy.

Live updates: Trade court blocks Trump’s tariffs, saying they are illegal

Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the Republican-led Congress.

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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · May 22

🔴 La Administración de Trump prohíbe a Harvard la admisión de estudiantes extranjeros

La Administración de Trump prohíbe a Harvard la admisión de estudiantes extranjeros

La decisión se suma a los ataques ideológicos del Gobierno a la prestigiosa universidad estadounidense

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · May 21

They're terminating OPT.

Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.

6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com

Skilled immigration on the chopping block? Effects of eliminating "Optional Practical Training" in the US

The White House has taken numerous steps to sharply reduce the number of immigrant workers, with or without legal status, in the US economy. These policies, so far, typically target immigrants with le...

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · May 8

This is gonna end with Trump ordering the federal government to buy all of the inventory up isn't it.

David Roberts @volts.wtf · May 8

Cybertrucks are piling up -- apparently no one wants to buy them -- but they can't stop making them, b/c shutting the factory down is too expensive. Great work all around.

Tesla Cybertruck inventory goes through the roof

Tesla Cybertruck is experiencing a significant increase in unsold inventory in the US and facing huge challenges in meeting initial sales expectations.

www.arenaev.com

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Vicky Murillo @vickymurillo.bsky.social · May 7

Congratulations @juliangerez.com PhD!

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José Orta @orta69.bsky.social · Apr 29

Thank you Greyhound!

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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · Apr 29

"What government officials may not do is what they have attempted to do here: namely, attempt to create “a scheme of state censorship effectuated by extralegal sanctions,” premised on an asserted goal of enforcing Title VI." The full brief is a must read.

Genevieve Lakier @genevievelakier.bsky.social · Apr 29

I was privileged to write, along with a group of illustrious 1A scholars, a brief in AAUP’s challenge to the Trump admin’s decision to cancel $400 million to Columbia & its faculty. The brief explains why this action violates core 1A principles in MULTIPLE ways.
protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

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Adam Tooze @adamtooze.bsky.social · Apr 25

Today’s Chartbook features 10 Americas: How Geography, Race, and Income Shape U.S. Life Expectancy. The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it's as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one.

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Alex Hertel-Fernandez @awhf.bsky.social · Apr 22

Like others I’ve struggled to process the attacks on civil society. I appreciated the chance to talk w @mariaressa.bsky.social, @vickymurillo.bsky.social, & @timfrye.bsky.social about concrete lessons for how civil society can defend itself against these attacks. 1/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVE5...

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Alex Hertel-Fernandez @awhf.bsky.social · Apr 22

There are many other great points they raised and I hope you learn from the discussion too! Thank you @columbiaigp.bsky.social for hosting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVE5...

IGP Rapid Response: Governmental Attacks on Civil Society—Lessons for the US from Around the Globe

YouTube video by Columbia SIPA

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · Apr 19

Safe to say we don’t have theories of advising that explain this. Except for in personalist regimes.

Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · Apr 19

This is one of the most important pieces of journalism any of us will read this year. Shows exactly how policy is made now - a scrabble of advisors trying to push an unreliable executive to pursue their agendas, at a moment’s notice

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Apr 19

ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.

The Mystery of ICE’s Unidentifiable Arrests

In early March, the agency announced that it had arrested forty-eight people in New Mexico—a month later, their identities and whereabouts remain unknown.

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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · Apr 17

My working assumption is that the Administration sent Harvard a letter the school *had* to refuse precisely so that it could then publicly parade these additional consequences (more $$, IRS weaponization, foreign student decertification) as leverage over other schools and targets of its extortion.

Dan Bauman @danbauman77.bsky.social · Apr 17

DHS Secretary Noem threatens to terminate Havard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification if it doesn't turn over student records.

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Vicky Murillo @vickymurillo.bsky.social · Apr 16

www.columbiaalumniforacademicfreedom.org

Columbia Alumni for Academic Freedom - Columbia Alumni for Academic Freedom

Columbia Alumni for Academic Freedom Columbia alumni, join us in defending academic freedom by signing the letter below. Columbia University Alumni Statement on Academic Freedom “There is a certain en...

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · Apr 15

Stanford speaks out in support of Harvard:

"America’s universities are a source of great national strength, creating knowledge and driving innovation and economic growth. This strength has been built on government investment but not government control."

news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

A message from President Jonathan Levin and Provost Jenny Martinez

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Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University @ilascolumbia.bsky.social · Apr 14

On Monday April 21st, LASA and ILAS will present a discussion on the effect of the second Trump administration's policies on Latin American countries, featuring speakers
Juan Cruz, @shannonkoneil.bsky.social, Brian Winter, and @vickymurillo.bsky.social.

RSVP via👇🏼
ilas.columbia.edu/events/trump...

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