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  • Parler: A Free Speech Dystopia

    Parler: A Free Speech Dystopia By Oliver Rosand, Staff Writer Have you ever done something really stupid just because you were with a group of friends? Maybe you just got back from school and you somehow end up in the middle of the Charles River halfway through winter break on a record cold? I’m sure…
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  • Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Humanity Behind the Numbers

    Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Humanity Behind the Numbers By Lea DespotisArtwork by Lea Despotis A staggering 152 million: the total number of child laborers today, worldwide. Let me reiterate: 1-5-2-0-0-0-0-0-0 children currently toil in atrocious conditions—a gut-wrenching figure equal to roughly half the population of the United States. In the wake of the 2020…
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  • Who will be the 2024 Democratic Nominee?

    Who will be the 2024 Democratic Nominee? By Sean Chopra, Staff Writer Typically, when a political party basks in the glory of one of their own winning the coveted White House seat, they breathe a big sigh of relief, not only because their candidate managed to secure victory, but because now they can spend considerable…
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  • The Demise of Local News—and Democracy

    The Demise of Local News—and Democracy  By Charlotte Kramon, Staff Writer Chris Collins was the first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race. In 2018, The Buffalo News uncovered that Collins, New York’s 27th District Representative, was engaging in insider trading. Collins declared the reporting was “fake news”. Nevertheless, he…
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  • The Case for Greater Fiscal Stimulus and Correcting Inequality in Economic Relief

    The Case for Greater Fiscal Stimulus and Correcting Inequality in Economic Relief By Jaden Lanza, Staff Editor Written December 14, 2020   After negotiating for months amidst a pandemic viciously spreading across the country, Congress stalled on development of a 2nd major stimulus package to help the struggling American economy recover after a devastating shock in…
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  • The Sunshine State Embraces the GOP

    With two national controversies behind her and the ability to count mail-in ballots before Election Day on November 3rd, Florida was poised to deliver quick results that evening. As Joe Biden lead in critical counties home to Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Jacksonville, Wilmington was abuzz with news that he might flip Florida’s 29 invaluable electoral…

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  • Democrats: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid (of Redistricting)

    For the second time this century, the Republican party will have significant control over drawing congressional and legislative districts for a large portion of America. According to analysis from Daily Kos Elections, the GOP will have unilateral control of redistricting in 17 of the 43 states that will draw new congressional seats next year which…

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