President Obama has moved to protect Planned Parenthood, but the future of the clinic is still in jeopardy.
Read moreWe the People
Despite all of the disturbing things have been said this election cycle, it gives us the opportunity to confront them and change the culture for the better. We must still wish the best for each other, and our nation.
Read moreThe Ominous Implications of Trump's Border Plan
Aside from being politically infeasible, building a wall would neither stem immigration nor address the root of the immigrant flow from Mexico. Instead, such a move would amplify years of failed, expensive immigration policies between the US and Mexico, perpetuating a harmful framework for understanding immigration.
Read moreCountering Common Criticisms of Bernie's Candidacy
Bernie and his supporters often poorly address common concerns over his candidacy. I decided to write a hypothetical dialogue between two well-meaning, liberal college students in which Brian, a Bernie supporter, tries to convince Harry, who is leaning towards Hillary, why he should feel the Bern.
Read moreThe Donkey in the Room: What Might Bernie’s Momentum Tell Us?
A window did exist this primary season for an alternative to Clinton to prevail—even if Sanders cannot occupy that space in the long-run.
2016 Could Actually Matter (If We Make It)
This year, for the first time, every one of the presidential candidates has been talking about the problem of big money in our political system, and each has said that something must be done. They know that the American people are demanding change.
Read moreDebut Novels by Women Writers to Keep You Sane over Break
2015 was a banner year for women writers, particularly young up and comers such as Lauren Holmes and Alexandra Kleeman, both debut authors whose work received a great deal of critical acclaim. Kleeman and Holmes are just two amongst many of the many impressive women writers that left us excited and eager to see what 2016 and the coming years have in store for them. So, without further ado, six books to keep you sane over winter break:
Read moreClinton: The Pragmatic Candidate for Health Care Reform
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, both 2016 Democratic presidential candidates, have a shared vision of greater access to affordable health care. Although they share similar goals, Clinton has the advantage of an exceptionally thorough and practical strategy.
Read moreFeel the Bern's Political Reality
Just as the 2016 Republican presidential candidates have been racing to the right, so too have their Democratic counterparts been lurching leftward to appeal to the increasingly salient interests of progressive activists.
Read moreWe Don’t Have a Trump Problem, We Have a Republican Voter Problem
Any time a candidate for president of the United States makes the kind of statements that Trump has made and continues to consistently top the polls in the Republican Party’s race, that is a story worth covering. However, the media seems unwilling to take the Trump phenomenon to its natural conclusion: that Trump has flourished for such a sustained period of time is less an indictment of Donald Trump, but rather says far more about the constituents of the Republican Party.
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