A Kamala Harris Vice Presidency Is a Big Deal for Women Anna Wurm, Texas A&M University The second-highest office in the nation is now held by a Black, South Asian female politician — a historic milestone. … January 31, 2021
The 2020 DNC Shows Signs That Biden May Repeat Clinton’s Loss Elias Khoury, University of Michigan The campaign has adopted many of the strategies employed in 2016, even though Democrats lost. If they want a win, they need to make changes.… September 3, 2020
‘Game Change’ Offers Insight Into the Upcoming Election Emilia Chavez, Rice University Although America is dealing with unprecedented times, the 2020 election still has echoes of the 2008 Obama/McCain race.… September 2, 2020
Dolly Parton’s Message of Acceptance Unites Fans From All Walks of Life Nora Markey, Wesleyan University The famous country singer, who has been called the Great Unifier, has a diverse group of fans because of her all-encompassing love for humanity.… July 11, 2020
Democrats Need Newer, Younger Female Leadership to Win in 2020 Candace Baker, University of Texas at Austin They’ve criticized the Republican Party for being a bunch of old white people, but Democrats aren't much better at the moment.… November 27, 2018
8 Political Organizations That Help Women Run for Office Lizzy Spangler, University of North Texas Women make up nearly 50.8 percent of the population, yet they only account for 19.6 percent of the U.S. Congress. What gives?… November 21, 2017
‘What Happened’ to Hillary Clinton Brittany Sodic, University of North Texas If it’s still hard for you to wrap your head around last year’s election, Clinton’s personal account may help you come to terms.… September 29, 2017
4 Women Who Made History in 2016 Bri Griffith, Carlow University Though women had a tough year overall, these examples prove that, slowly but surely, progress is still being made.… December 31, 2016
Calling All Nasty Women: Here’s Where You Should Send Your Work Bri Griffith, Carlow University After Trump’s “nasty” debate comments, women everywhere have been encouraged to send in personal written works to empowering publications.… November 28, 2016
College Campuses Are No Longer a Safe Place For Expressing Your Political Opinion Maria Alvarado, Savannah College of Arts and Design College campuses have always been centers of discourse and respectful debate, but has the outcome of this election altered that trait forever?… November 16, 2016
Who Should Become the First Female President in 2020? Lindsey Davis, Iowa State University Current FLOTUS for the next POTUS, anyone?… November 16, 2016
Supporting Trump at a Slant: Why Americans Should Give Trump a Chance August Wright, College of Charleston Sorry folks, but he did win fair and square after all.… November 12, 2016
Your Handy Election Companion: The Differing Policies of Trump and Clinton August Wright, College of Charleston Don’t treat the election like a personality contest; here’s an unbiased guide to the candidates’ views on the most important issues.… November 5, 2016
Gary Johnson: The Wrong Man for the Right Job Jeffrey W. Cope, Texas State University In an election year where the third party candidate may actually have a chance, we've been given just another poor option from the libertarian party.… October 19, 2016
An Open Letter to My Political Facebook Friends Terry Nguyen, University of Southern California I love you all, but please, please start fact-checking all of the bogus political articles you share on Facebook.… October 17, 2016
4 Reasons Why You Don’t Need to Pay Attention to the Presidential Debates Daniel Wilcox, University of Texas at San Antonio You already know what’s going to happen: Clinton will avoid questions about her emails, and Trump will interrupt her about a thousand times.… October 14, 2016
Why Everybody Wants Four Years (or a Lifetime) of Kenneth Bone Lindsey Davis, Iowa State University Nobody can resist that teddy bear demeanor (or that fabulous red sweater).… October 12, 2016
A Short, Clear Explanation of the Problem With Hillary Clinton Tim Philbin, College of the Holy Cross You would think that with the GOP electing Trump, the decision between candidates would be simple. Instead, Clinton’s character complicates it.… September 14, 2016
Surprise! Nobody Is Actually Going to Win the 2016 Election Tim Philbin, College of the Holy Cross Until social issues at home are worked out, the body politic will continue nominating fringe candidates instead of effective ones.… August 24, 2016
Why Voting in the 2016 Election Is Especially Important Jessica Peña, University of Texas at San Antonio If you were only going to vote in one election your entire life, it should be this one.… August 11, 2016
Why a Vote for Jill Stein Is a Vote for Donald Trump Lauren Grimaldi, Roosevelt University Sanders fans, ask yourself: What would Bernie really want?… August 9, 2016
Should You Download Hillary Clinton’s Election App? Sofia Rivera, Simmons College Politics and mobile games merge in HRC’s app—but should they?… August 6, 2016
Why #BernieOrBust Needs to Stop Lauren Grimaldi, Roosevelt University The scorched-earth policy is not only anti-democratic, it could lead to a far worse outcome (i.e. a Trump presidency).… June 21, 2016
You Shouldn’t Vote for Hillary Just because She’s a Woman, Right? Maya Merberg, SUNY Geneseo Given the stagnation of American government, the significance of having a female president at least promises some change.… June 18, 2016
Panting Over Her Suits: Decrying the Media Fascination with Clinton’s Clothing Sofia Rivera, Simmons College The intense scrutiny over Clinton’s clothing is moronic at best, sexist at worst.… June 18, 2016
First Hillary, Then You: Encouraging Political Participation in College Women Lauren Grimaldi, Roosevelt University Surrounded by idealistic peers with complete freedom of choice, college is the best time to experiment with political engagement.… June 13, 2016
Students Voting for Hillary: There’s at Least One of Us Lauren Grimaldi, Roosevelt University Why despite the ubiquity of millennial support for Bernie Sanders, I stand with Hillary Clinton.… April 26, 2016
Feminists, You Won’t Go to Hell if You Don’t Vote for Hillary Jenna Ramsey, Seattle UniversityandGuest Contributor Please, don’t vote for someone based on gender.… February 15, 2016
Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Appeal to the Young Voter Jenna Ramsey, Seattle UniversityandGuest Contributor From the perspective of a 20-year-old voter who plans to go with Bernie Sanders.… January 22, 2016