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Anthony Clark: Rescuing Congress
Anthony Clark, an Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) teacher, announced last spring that he would be…
A Bleak Look at America’s Gun Control Issue
Last weekend the United States was hit with a tragedy that now feels all too familiar. In Texas a man shot and…
US Announces Military Withdrawal from Myanmar: Another…
The US State Department has announced that it will be withdrawing military support from Myanmar in the coming weeks…
War On Words Across American College Campuses: The…
Student protest in America is as old as college itself. The earliest evidence of student rebellion was in 1766,…
The JFK Files: The Build-Up and Let-Down
On Thursday October 26th, the United States National Archives released thousands of pertaining to the 1963…
#NoCopAcademy: Misguided Solutions for the CPD
This past summer, Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel made a proposal for a new $95 million police and firefighter training…
Does the US have a human rights problem?
The United States is often seen as a world leader in negotiating international treaties and agreements, including…
Draft-Dodger to Commander-in-Chief: Donald Trump’s…
On May 18, Donald Trump delivered the commencement speech to the Coast Guard Academy class of 2017 in New London,…
A Closer Look at the Alleged “War on Coal”…
The poisonous relationship with coal that individuals in poverty-stricken regions make it a difficult subject to…
DNAinfo: The End of a Local News Era
Last week, billionaire Joe Ricketts announced that he was shutting down the media conglomerate DNAinfo-Gothamist,…
The Controversy of Used Clothing: East African-US Trade…
On October 12th the New York Times brought the discussion of second hand clothing in East Africa to the mainstream.…
Doublethink: While Puerto Rico Collapses, Trump Tweets…
In the few days following Hurricane Maria’s catastrophic landfall in Puerto Rico, US news media were dominated by…