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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…
Gun Laws in America: A Change Needs to Occur
The Las Vegas mass shooting—the worst mass shooting in recent American history—has incited much controversy on…
A Cautionary Tale of Amazon HQ2
Last week, Chicago formally submitted a bid to house Amazon’s second headquarters, HQ2. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and…
A Republican Resistance: Will the Establishment Speak…
Without mentioning his name, former Republican President George W. Bush appeared to castigate Trump in a rare…
Saving Illinois Elections: Campaign Finance Reform
Last week, Ameya Pawar, alderman from the 47th ward of Chicago, dropped out of the Illinois Democratic primary…
Puerto Rico: The Forgotten Territory
Tragedies should never go unnoticed, particularly not if the tragedy is of the magnitude which Puerto Rico faced…
Take a Knee: NFL Protests and the Concept of…
The eyes of Sunday football-goers have been on more than just the game since the start of this NFL season.…
Why Facebook Took So Long to Identify Russian Ads
On September 6, Facebook finally admitted to finding evidence pointing to Russian meddling on its platform to…