When COVID-19 first swept through the United States, American consumers rushed to the stores to stock up on hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and food.  Firearm sales also skyrocketed, including purchases of a build-it-yourself firearm, commonly [...]

Digital Illustration by Alana Burman Industries and people the world over are rethinking how they operate, live, and do business in the wake of COVID-19.  American political conventions, a niche but iconic industry, have had [...]

by: the DMGS Team Last week, we examined the legislative response to George Floyd’s killing and recent protests in Minnesota, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. We also looked at what action the federal government is taking and [...]

Digital illustration by Alana Burman by: Ryan J. Stevens The killing of George Floyd on May 25 has sparked weeks of protests across the country, with many calling for various reforms, particularly with police.  Calls [...]

Illustration by Alana Burman, source images from Pexels.com By: Ryan J. Stevens As numerous states around the country are delaying their respective primaries due to COVID-19, the issue of mail-in voting, or vote by mail, [...]

The presidential election will overlap in November with the fight for state capitals, increasing voter participation in elections for state legislative seats. State legislature elections in 2020 also are important because they are the last [...]

The General Court of Massachusetts, the state legislature, will consider adopting ranked-choice voting (RCV), after election reform advocates in the state collected over 80,000 signatures in support of the measure. If approved it would first [...]

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards' victory demonstrated that it is possible for a Democratic governor to win in the Deep South against a candidate endorsed by President Trump. In the Bayou State, President Trump campaigned [...]

With the 2019 elections in the book, DMGS previews the 2020 election now coming into view on the horizon. Presidential Election President Trump broke precedent by filing paperwork with the FEC to run for re-election [...]

Digital Illustration by Alana Burman NATIONAL Task force to highlight ‘forgotten’ and 'invisible’ women veterans[1] There are approximately 2 million women veterans in the US today. Women make up about 10 percent of the nation’s [...]