Category: Politics

Making sense of the situation between India and Pakistan

March 9, 2019

Over the past weeks, tensions between the nuclear powers of India and Pakistan have reached a high that hasn’t been observed in decades. The two nations have a longstanding history of skirmishes over deep-seated political and religious differences ever since the formation of Pakistan. India is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan has a new Prime Minister, Imran Khan.

Tags: army, india, Kahn, Kashmir, military, Modi, Nuclear war, Pakistan, suicide bombing, terrorism, United Nations

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70 Percent Tax Rate

Nicholas Ponzio, Writer

March 6, 2019

Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion, Politics, Showcase

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) 70 percent tax rate on the ultra-wealthy in the United States has been debated heavily ever since she announced it.

Tags: 70 percent tax rate, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Corey Booker, Cortez's plan, democrates, Democratic senators, Dwight Eisenhower, Elizabeth warren, green new deal, Kamala Harris, Richard Nixon, The Hill-HarrisX, Trump

What’s Goin On Podcast: Episode 6

Ahmad Bakrin and Miranda Donohue

March 5, 2019

Filed under Podcasts, Politics, Showcase

Vinnie Ferraro joins Ahm Bakrin and Miranda Donohue for this week's episode. The three discuss Venezuela, North Korea and the Pakistan-India conflict.

Tags: Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un, north korea, President Trump, Venezuela

Students gather in Greeno to support Bernie

Matt Berg, Assistant News Editor

March 5, 2019

Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Politics, Showcase, Student Life

Our Revolution members are "Feeling the Bern" for the 2020 presidential election.

Tags: Andres Garcia, bernie, BernieSanders, Central Residential Area, democratic candidates, Democrats, Feel the Bern, Greeno Sub Shop, Our Revolution, Our Revolution UMass

Is President Trump’s response to SNL a cause for concern?

Vadim Trubetskoy, Politics Staff

February 26, 2019

Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase

Sure enough, Trump was watching Alec Baldwin's most recent jab at him on Saturday Night Live, and promptly fired back on Twitter.

Tags: Alec Baldwin, collusion, Democrats, Donald Trump, mueller, president, Republicans, saturday night live, snl, Twitter

Reacting to Trump’s State of the Union

Vadim Trubetskoy, Writer

February 21, 2019

Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase

The speech was deemed by many critics to be a jumble of platitudes tossed together to appease the mainstream media.

Tags: cnn, CNN’s Van Jones, Donald Trump, government shutdown, immigration, nancy pelosi, north korea, poll, president, SOTU, speaker of the house, State of the Union, Trump, Van Jones

What’s Goin On Podcast: Episode 5

Miranda Donohue and Ahmad Bakrin

February 19, 2019

Filed under Podcasts, Politics, Showcase

Ahmad Bakrin and Miranda Donohue discuss the current state of politics.

Tags: aoc, Apple, green new deal, podcast, spotify, true detective

Roger Stone’s Destructive Path Through Washington

Amelia Marceau, Writer

February 13, 2019

Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase

Roger Stone has single-handedly been in more major political scandals in the past 47 years than anyone else in history.

Tags: Donald Trump, Mueller Investigation, Paul Manafort, Political, Republican Party, Richard Nixon, Roger Stone, Ronald Reagan, Watergate

Venezuela: Two Unofficial Presidents, One Country in Turmoil

Faith Cardoza, Writer

February 12, 2019

Filed under Current Affairs, Politics, Showcase

How did one of the richest and most democratic Latin American countries end up in such a state of turmoil?

Tags: 2018 election, Donald Trump, Juan Guaido, National Assembly, Nicolas Maduro, Political, Presidency, president, Protest, refugees, South America, united states, Venezuela

Julián Castro: The San Antonio Dark Horse making a 2020 run

Katherine Scott, Writer

February 8, 2019

Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion, Politics, Profiles, Showcase

With a solid foundation of Democratic ideals, experience in both local and federal government, and a passionate base of Texans and Hispanic voters, it’s surprising Castro hasn’t gained more national media attention.

Tags: 2020, 2020 presidential election, Castro, Democratic Party, Democrats, Joaquín Castro., Julián Castro, Political, presidential nominee, San Anotnio's youngest city councilman, San Antonio, texas, voting