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Should President Trump get his news from Breitbart?

Léa Aliberti and Alvin Buyinza March 9, 2017
Let's ask ourselves: Should the man with the most intelligence access in the world be getting his news from a partisan news and opinion website?
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Trump and the conservative narrative

Jack Danberg, Contributor February 23, 2017
President Donald Trump has appointed the least effective, most detrimental and glaringly inept cabinet in recent history.
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The political revolution continues

Carson McGrath, Writer February 23, 2017
We now have a president who tweets as his form of communication to the public. How is this not an episode of Black Mirror yet?
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NPR’s Eric Westervelt discusses DeVos, education accessibility

Sabrina Negron, Contributor February 21, 2017
Eric Westervelt, education correspondent at National Public Radio (NPR) discussed issues of education policy under the Trump administration in conversation with University of Massachusetts Amherst Professor Dr. Stephen Sireci at the university’s Commonwealth Honors College Event Hall on Friday, Feb. 17.
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What is the future of the Democratic Party?

John Coakley, Contributor February 21, 2017
Whether it’s Sanders or someone else, the Democratic Party needs a new hope.
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Sanders v. Cruz debate highlights

Amy Russes, Writer February 12, 2017
As a response to growing concerns about the Affordable Care Act, CNN decided to host a town-hall style debate between former 2016 presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
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Thoughts on President Trump’s agenda

Jack Danberg, Contributor February 9, 2017
"From restricting the government’s immigration policy to renewing its support for the Keystone Pipeline, Americans have taken their resistance to his policies from Facebook to the streets."
Reporter Reese Erlich discusses the complexities of the war in Syria

Reporter Reese Erlich discusses the complexities of the war in Syria

Bryan Bowman, Campus News Editor February 3, 2017
Erlich is a foreign correspondent with expertise in the Syrian conflict.
The Hampshire College flag debate: What you need to know

The Hampshire College flag debate: What you need to know

Amy Russes, Writer December 2, 2016
Protests end after Hampshire College raised the American flag once again on Dec. 2, after the decision to remove it from it's campus upset locals.
How the obsession with the anti-hero catapulted Donald Trump to victory

How the obsession with the ‘anti-hero’ catapulted Donald Trump to victory

Jon Decker, Writer November 28, 2016
Everyone roots for the rebel.
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Columnist Ross Douthat talks conservatism, liberalism and the rise of Donald Trump

Carson McGrath, Writer November 17, 2016
“When I was invited to speak I thought … that I would be speaking to you tonight in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s defeat."
The election is over, but the conversation has just begun

The election is over, but the conversation has just begun

Caeli Chesin, Writer November 17, 2016
It feels wrong to just “be okay” or “move on.”
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