Iowa was a Mess and it Needs to Be Fixed
“The Iowa caucuses have been nothing short of a disaster. Before they began, full results were expected by the end of the night. It has now been over one week since Iowa, and there is still no official winner...Initial problems began when the Shadow App, an application used to vote in certain precincts, crashed.”
The Rent is Too Damn High: Unpacking California's Complicated Relationship with Housing
“An economy previously built on dispersed manufacturing has transitioned to white-collar jobs in urban areas like California’s Silicon Valley, and the supply of new housing hasn’t been remotely close to keeping pace with the increasing demand.[2] Yet, it hasn’t always been this way — and it doesn’t have to be now.”
Data Privacy
“It’s all too easy to take for granted all of the ways technology has improved our lives. But as in most things, some have benefitted from the technological revolution more than others. And the ones who’ve gained the most have done so largely in the shadows, packaging and selling their product to anyone who can pay the price. This ever-growing industry is Big Data. And all of us are the product.”
Where Public Health Meets Politics: COVID-19 in the US
“The question of overcoming the virus is hardly a scientific one anymore, but a political and ethical one.”
The State of The Union: A Battleground
Pelosi’s heavy involvement in President Trump’s history-making impeachment, among several other more specific instances demonstrating the pair’s mutual animosity- namely their respective State of the Union behavior and the ensuing social media battle- have led to the House Speaker coming to represent different things to different people.
Buttigieg Should Have Been the Democratic Nomination, Not Biden
Watching the democratic candidates drop out of the presidential race at the end of February and the beginning of March was akin to watching a successful ending to a game of dominoes. And while many have come to terms with a Biden presidency, there are many reasons why we shouldn’t have been so quick to write off a Buttigieg ticket.
Clash and Chaos: A Recap of the First Presidential Debate
The long-awaited first debate of the 2020 presidential election between President Donald J. Trump and former Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. took place on Tuesday night, marking an important and exciting moment in what has been a unique election cycle. This event, moderated by Fox News anchor Christopher Wallace, was entertaining, though extremely undignified for a presidential debate. Despite Wallace’s best efforts, the verbal sparring between Trump and Biden got comically out of hand at times.
Gas to the Flames: Donald Trump is Likely Just the Beginning
“The situation at hand is pretty f*cking bad, to put it lightly….”
Wes Students Take on New Hampshire Primary
Skye Hawthorne ‘22 joins other Wesleyan and Yale Students on the ground in tonight’s New Hampshire Primary
The DNC and the Rust Belt: Why Milwaukee Matters for 2020
It’s crucial for Democrats to campaign hard in Milwaukee. Here’s why.
Progressive Parole
“Facilities are grossly overcrowded with thousands of nonviolent, low-risk prisoners.”
An Evolving Landscape: The Democratic Primary
Who will break away from the rest of the field?
Gun Policy in the United States: Where We Are Now and Why
Cecilia Kulhanek Article ‘23: “gun control legislation is incomplete and riddled with loopholes”