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The Damaging Environmental Legacy of President Trump

With his term not even half complete, Trump's environmental legacy has the potential to be the worst of any modern president.…

June 1, 2018

How the Iran Deal Could Blow Up In Trump’s Face

Kayla Lichtman, Middlebury College

Trump may withdraw the U.S. from the landmark Iran deal. What does this mean for America and what will come next?…

May 3, 2018

5 Moments Survivors of the Parkland Shooting Have Fought for Students

Andria Modica, Drexel University

The survivors of the Parkland Shooting are speaking out and speaking loud for change, standing for all the students in the United States.…

March 7, 2018

Trade Schools Could Be the Solution to Saving America’s Infrastructure

Abraham Ramirez, University of California, Los Angeles

The country's infrastructure is deteriorating, but a new emphasis on reconstruction and trade schools could be the solution.…

February 10, 2018

President Trump’s First Year in Office Surprised Supporters and Critics Alike

Elizabeth Ivanecky, McMaster University

While the effort to maintain campaign commitments is ever-present, President Trump will need the additional support a bipartisan Congress can offer to move forward in 2018.…

January 15, 2018

How Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Can Propose a Decline in Anti-Semitism

Haileigh Galloway, Indian River State College

Many of President Trump's decisions aren't well received by the public, but when it comes to Jerusalem, he may have mildly solved an ancient dispute.…

December 15, 2017

Michael Flynn’s Dealings with Russia and What It Means for Trump

Kelly Lambkin, SUNY Cortland

Robert Mueller is gunning for the truth and former national security adviser Michael Flynn is directly in his crosshairs.…

December 15, 2017

How President Trump Is Letting Puerto Rico Die

Leslie Currie, University of Virginia

Puerto Rico is suffering from a severe hurricane that hit weeks ago, though President Trump’s delayed response suggests otherwise.…

October 13, 2017

What Sean Spicer’s Feature at the Emmys Means for Politics in Media

Leslie Currie, University of Virginia

Sean Spicer's appearance at the Emmys has deeper implications than its face value.…

October 6, 2017

Knowing Is Half the Battle

Lexi Lieberman, University of Pennsylvania

Under the recently passed Forever GI Bill, combat veterans will receive expanded access to higher education, which benefits them and the country they served.…

October 1, 2017

Trump’s DACA Decision Is Cruel and Nonsensical

Otis Roffman, Beloit College

Reversing DACA means exposing 800,000 young people to deportation, and the president himself may not fully understand the extent of his act…

September 19, 2017

President Donald Trump No Longer Thinks NATO Is Obsolete

In Changing His Mind on NATO, Trump Shakes Up International Relations

Devin Ross, Middle Tennessee State University

He recently deemed the organization no longer 'obsolete,' signaling a shift toward a more globalist policy.…

May 3, 2017

The Winners and Losers of Trump’s Proposed Budget

Miguel Robles, University of Colorado Denver

With sweeping cuts to the arts, education and sciences, and increased defense and fossil-fuel funding, Trump appears to be on the warpath.…

April 2, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Is an International Comfort

Why the World Is Looking to German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Devin Ross, Middle Tennessee State University

In an historically ironic role reversal, Germany now appears to be the one stable country in a sea of demagogues.…

March 27, 2017

Donald Trump: Making America Vain Again

Rachael Seamands, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

America has always been proud, but its presidents have usually been humble. What will change under a narcissistic commander in chief?…

March 23, 2017

The Ins and Outs of the American Health Care Act

Everything You Need to Know About the American Health Care Act

Phillip Bugajski, Loyola University Chicago

The Republicans' newly proposed plan promises increased choice and lower prices, but theorists predict otherwise.…

March 23, 2017

What Political Correctness Means to Donald Trump

Timothy K. DesJarlais, University of Arizona

His promise to tell things the way they are has backfired so badly that even his supporters urge critics not to interpret him literally.…

March 22, 2017

Speaking Loudly and Carrying a Big Stick: Trump’s Military Increase Isn’t Sustainable

Trump’s Military Increase Is His Costliest Broken Promise Yet

Phillip Bugajski, Loyola University Chicago

The president plans to fund the $54 billion increase by cutting programs such as the EPA and foreign aid.…

March 13, 2017

Dogs and Dog Shit on America’s Front Lawn

Liam Chan Hodges, Franklin and Marshall College

While celebrities and the media focus on Trump’s depravity (and his tweets), the root of America’s problem is being overlooked.…

February 5, 2017

Donald Trump continues to lead in Republican polls

The Nightmarish Reality of a Trump Presidency

Ty Joplin, Haverford CollegeandGuest Contributor

Polls continue to find Trump leading the race for the Republican nomination, despite his truculent, bigoted policies.…

December 8, 2015

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