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You think militarizing college campuses will stop protests? Nope.

I took the train up to Columbia University last week to see the "depraved" New York college students everyone keeps saying are taking over their...

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Weinstein's overturned conviction feels like a step backward

On Thursday, a New York appeals court reversed Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. It’s a decision that will affect his survivors more than...

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I found a love for women's sports because of Caitlin Clark

I would never call myself a “sports person," and I'm not athletically gifted. I’m too short, too bow-legged and too awkward. I don’t get excited...

22.04.2024 6

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What if not enough people care about Trump's criminal case? Do you?

New York's Collect Pond Park was awash in Trump shirts and Make America Great Again hats on Monday. There was a giant flag waving in the breeze...

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Gen Z discusses the election on TikTok. Feel free to stay on Facebook.

Politicians and pop culture go hand-in-hand. There are moments that become just as widely known as the candidates themselves, whether they mean to or...

13.04.2024 8

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Yes, Biden is catering to Gen Z with student debt relief. Stop hating.

On Monday, President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled yet another student debt relief plan. It was the latest announcement from a presidency that...

10.04.2024 10

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Gen Z is frustrated with Biden's support of Israel. I asked them why.

Cameron Jones is a sophomore at Columbia University. He has family in Israel and has visited more than once, but he’s also a member of the...

08.04.2024 8

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Meet Baby Olivia: The new way Republicans lie to kids about abortion

Who is "Baby Olivia," and why is she giving students inaccurate information? That's what I had to find out “Meet Baby Olivia,” a three-minute...

07.04.2024 9

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Trump can stay on Truth Social with his fans. Good riddance.

Donald Trump spent his Easter weekend acting up on Truth Social, his social media platform that just went public amid mixed financial results. He...

02.04.2024 6

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DEI isn't the enemy. States like Alabama are afraid to own their history.

When you think of the Civil Rights Movement, you probably think about Alabama. The state is associated with the worst of the Jim Crow Era, but also...

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Effort to limit mifepristone is latest move by the GOP control us

I have spent much of the past few years covering abortion access and our reality after the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health...

28.03.2024 10

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Americans under 30 aren't happy. We're not OK.

Young people in the United States aren’t happy. At least, that’s the takeaway from this year’s World Happiness Report. The annual analysis by...

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GOP puts partisan politics ahead of your health. It could cost them.

Four thousand people. Four thousand new parents and their babies. That’s how many will benefit from Utah’s expansion of Medicaid and the...

22.03.2024 10

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Trump just keeps praising dictators, and it just keeps not mattering

It's bizarre that we have to say this out loud, but apparently it still needs to be said. Adolf Hitler was an evil man who orchestrated the worst...

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Congress wants to ban TikTok. Now do Meta.

Congress can’t agree on anything. They can’t agree on gun violence, health care, economics or foreign policy. They can barely avoid a government...

13.03.2024 5

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We're all watching Biden vs. Trump, but don't sleep on state elections

The presidential election is always an exciting national event. That's especially true this year, as we watch President Joe Biden face former...

13.03.2024 10

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Will progressives be ignored during the State of the Union? Probably.

President Joe Biden will address the nation in his State of the Union Thursday during a difficult time for his campaign. He's dealing with concerns...

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Super Tuesday is here. Does Haley still have a chance?

Super Tuesday might not be the end of the primary elections, but it could be a turning point in the nomination process. Fifteen states and one U.S....

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Joe Biden is trying out TikTok. It's kind of cringe.

In one video, the UGK hit “Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You)” plays over a screen recording of a tweet from Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, accusing...

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Biden lost 100,000 protest votes in Michigan. He should listen.

The Democratic Party received a message from Michigan voters this week. The Biden campaign would be wise to take it seriously. A month before the...

29.02.2024 5

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Haley lost young Republicans in her home state. It's a bad sign.

Former president Donald Trump continued his winning streak in South Carolina today, prevailing over Nikki Haley in the fourth primary election this...

25.02.2024 6

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Alabama IVF ruling hurts families. Nikki Haley want this?

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is applauding a legal decision in Alabama that, if applied nationally, could affect family planning for...

23.02.2024 5

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Democrats could learn from MAGA when it comes to supporting Biden

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., went to bat for President Joe Biden this week after a special counsel report called into question his memory...

18.02.2024 10

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Trump admits he 'likes' a national abortion ban. It's hypocritical.

It appears Donald Trump has finally defined his stance on a national abortion ban. On Friday, the New York Times reported that the presumptive...

17.02.2024 7

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He died in Parkland. Today he's calling Congress to act on gun violence.

Gun violence is a uniquely American problem. The death rate in 2021 was seven times that of Canada's, and 340 times higher than the rate within the...

14.02.2024 6

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Biden needs to start acting like there's an election underway

Republicans are in full primary mode. Everywhere you turn, there's headlines about Donald Trump's political resurrection and Nikki Haley's floundering...

12.02.2024 2

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We all know it's going to be Biden vs. Trump. Can we just start that?

There are telltale signs that a new year is picking up steam. The days get longer, the Earth gets warmer and a rodent in Pennsylvania does or does not...

06.02.2024 8

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DeSantis drops out, confirms what we all knew: Trump owns the GOP

Ron DeSantis is falling in line and dropping out of the 2024 presidential race ahead of the New Hampshire Republican primary, ending his lackluster...

22.01.2024 10

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DeSantis needs to call it quits already and return to his day job

As Republicans in New Hampshire are mulling over their presidential candidate choices, they may begin to wonder where Ron DeSantis went. On Wednesday,...

19.01.2024 6

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Haley says US has never been 'racist.' Are we looking at the same country?

Nikki Haley can’t seem to tackle questions on race. The former South Carolina governor and current presidential candidate paid a visit to "Fox &...

17.01.2024 10

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Gen Z can't let disappointment stop us from picking the next president

In November 2016, Barack Obama visited my university campus to make one final appeal for Hillary Clinton as president. My sophomore year roommates and...

14.01.2024 10

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GOP isn't talking to Gen Z. Haley, DeSantis can change that tonight.

Republican presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley have one more night to create sound bites and win over voters ahead of the 2024 Iowa...

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