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Talking in the Alternative

Ethan BeaulieuStaff Writer On Monday, Buzzfeed released an article which claimed that they had evidence regarding Donald Trump instructing Cohen to lie before congress. Shortly after, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s head lawyer, came to the defense of his patron with his signature “So what?” style. He responded to questions about the circumstances surrounding Cohen’s false testimony to Congress in 2016 with his usual style of … Continue reading Talking in the Alternative

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Nine Democrats Have Joined the 2020 Presidential Race, and More May Follow

Hannah AstinStaff Writer So far, nine Democrats have entered the 2020 Presidential race with a few more poised to throw their hat in the ring. While the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries, the first two elections of the 2020 primary season, are still over a year away, candidates are aggressively beginning their bids for the presidency. The 2020 Democratic lineup so far consists of … Continue reading Nine Democrats Have Joined the 2020 Presidential Race, and More May Follow

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Why Do We March?

Elliot VoorheesStaff Writer The current social and political climate of the United States has not felt this nationally-charged since the Vietnam era. With little to no action or response from the government on major issues concerning the public, it is no surprise that Americans have taken to their own devices to try and enact change in the nation. Political activism is one such example. The … Continue reading Why Do We March?

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Dr. Fulani Shakes the Nation

Quentin Merritt Staff Writer The election of Barack Hussein Obama was a historic moment for the United States of America. By electing him as the first black president, people of color in the U.S. were finally given a voice that they believed could represent them. Before the confirmation of Obama’s presidency, however, there was another trailblazer setting fire to the conventions of the American ballot. … Continue reading Dr. Fulani Shakes the Nation

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Senator Elizabeth Warren Faces Backlash After DNA Test

Luciano Gonzalez Staff Writer Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) is at the center of controversy following her decision to take a DNA test in order to prove claims that she has Native American ancestry. The senator made the decision to take the test after a lifetime of describing her family’s tales of Native American heritage. During a rally in July, President Donald Trump made a … Continue reading Senator Elizabeth Warren Faces Backlash After DNA Test

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Trump Administration Attempts to Narrow the Federal Definition of Gender

Hannah Astin Staff Writer The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is sponsoring a campaign to establish a legal definition of sex under Title IX. Title IX is the federal civil rights law that bans gender discrimination in education programs that receive federal funds. With this definition, the Trump administration is attempting to define gender as a biological, immutable condition determined at birth that … Continue reading Trump Administration Attempts to Narrow the Federal Definition of Gender

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2018 Republican Candidates Struggling to Find Midterm Support

Peyton Upchurch Staff Writer As Nov. 6 approaches, Republican office holders and G.O.P. leaders are beginning to get nervous in regards to the future of their political control. Conservative candidates for governor and the Senate in Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and other “prized” G.O.P. states are noticeably in trouble. They are not polling as highly as party leaders have hoped, and there is concern that these … Continue reading 2018 Republican Candidates Struggling to Find Midterm Support

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Campaign Finance Reform: How secret cash is influencing elections

Quashon Avent Staff Writer There’s an old saying that goes “money can’t buy you love.” I disagree, because money can definitely buy you the love of a political candidate. Lobbying, political action committees, dark money- the list goes on and on. Our modern campaign finance laws have essentially allowed  legalized bribery. If you don’t believe me, just check out the facts. One of the biggest … Continue reading Campaign Finance Reform: How secret cash is influencing elections

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MAGA and the Melting Pot

Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer The United States of America is home to 327.5 million citizens. More than 55 million of them are multilingual. Within recent years, there have been a variety of videos that have surfaced online featuring Americans yelling at those speaking a foreign language. These people are chastized and condemned for conversing in a language other than English. Most often, this seems to … Continue reading MAGA and the Melting Pot

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Identity Politics: The Utility and Extremity

Morgan Stauffer Staff Writer In late 2017, Jonathan Haidt gave a lecture at the Manhattan Institute in which he discussed identity politics. He loosely defined the phenomenon as the political mobilization around group characteristics, and continues by describing how identity politics are not specifically the issue. Instead, it is the in-group versus out-group thinking that occurs as a result. Politics on the left and right … Continue reading Identity Politics: The Utility and Extremity

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