Catching up on the race for the presidency
Zella Lezak, Managing Online Editor
December 1, 2019
With the presidential elections just around the corner and the primary elections approaching fast, it is time for America (and even some Urban students) to decide who they want to be the next President of the United States. With a Republican primary including 4 candidates and a crowded Democratic primary...
Congressional communications director discusses room for bipartisanship in the House of Representatives
Eli Gordon, Managing Editor
February 27, 2019
After eight years in the minority, Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2018, flipping 39 seats. They now control 235 out of the 435 total voting seats. Calling the victory “a new day in America,” Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi declared that a Democratic-cont...
Midterm Madness Part IV: What Happened
Kian Nassre, Web Editor
December 20, 2018
Democrats took the House and Republicans held the Senate, but so much more happened on Nov. 6. When the blue wave crashed down, the fundamental balance of power in dozens of states was shifted in ways that will affect us for years to come. But first things first: what exactly happened? Democrats ...
Midterm Madness Part I: What’s Going On
Kian Nassre, Web Editor
October 17, 2018
In light of the upcoming midterm elections, I will be writing a series of articles explaining various aspects of the election season. Part I will inform readers on several key issues that have defined the election cycle. Part II, which will come out in a week or so, will examine the election numericall...
Nationalism and globalism will define the political landscape
Cole Palmer, Staff Writer
May 18, 2017
"These fissures opening up in the political establishment are endemic of a system organized around an outmoded principle: the left/right dichotomy."
GOP’s Obamacare replacement passes House of Representatives
Kian Nassre, staff writer
May 13, 2017
On Thursday, May 4, the American Health Care Act passed the House of Representatives 217 to 213. The vote came just one day after Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA) announced that the House would hold a vote for the bill. The vote was largely along party lines, with all 192 Democrat me...
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