photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Presidential candidate and former Delaware Senator Joe Biden. On Thursday, Apr. 25, former Vice President Joe Biden announced in a video, titled “Joe Biden for President: American is an Idea,” that he is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2020…
Thesis students Lorelei Domke, a Chinese Language and Culture Area of Concentration (AOC), Kaithleen Coñoepan, a Classics/Spanish Language and Culture AOC, and Naimul Chowdhury (‘15), a first year in the New College Data Science Masters program, attended the first annual Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Alumni…
photo courtesy of MSNBCProfessor Mark Paul got over a minute of airtime on MSNBC Green New Deal Forum. Professor of Economics Mark Paul made an appearance on MSNBC to ask Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a question about the Green New Deal. “Initially, I was invited to…
photo courtesy of Bobak Ha'Eri"The admissions scandal, centered at California universities, has caused state legislators to introduce new anti-corruption legislation, including a bill aimed at ending legacy donations." A wave of national attention turned its focus on higher education on Tues., Mar. 12, with the…
For many Democrats, the Trump presidency has been less than satisfactory. The 2018 midterms clearly demonstrated a strong desire among Democrats to take back control of their government. This passion is reflected in the desire among many prominent—and many obscure—Democrats to replace President Trump. Currently,…
photo courtesy of Corey Torpie/FlickrAlexandria-Ocasio Cortez, one of the Green New Deal architects, with Kerri Evelyn Harris in New York City. On Feb. 7, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Edward J. Markey introduced a resolution in the House and Senate, respectively, titled ‘Recognizing the Duty…
On Feb. 15, President Trump declared a National Emergency for funding over a wall at the Mexico border, according to The New York Times. The executive order allows unilateral action by circumventing Congress, after legislators decided to grant $1.375 billion for a security fence—short changing…
In a historic election night, the Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 2010, while Republicans retained control of the Senate and expanded their majority. With races still to be called in Arizona and Florida, their pre-election majority of…
The Washington Examiner has uncovered emails from Arizona Democratic Senate nominee Kyrsten Sinema describing her participation in “feminist witchcraft.” On International Women’s Day in March 2003, Rep. Sinema allegedly called upon Pagan Cluster, a group of “feminist witches,” to join her for a peaceful protest…
In a leaked memo obtained by The New York Times, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is attempting to constrain the definition of gender under Title IX to be based on biological sex. This policy is the latest attempt by the…
