The partisan battle for the U.S. Supreme Court is just getting started
John Coakley, Writer
April 6, 2017
Filed under Politics, Showcase
Despite attempts by Congressional Democrats to approve President Barack Obama’s nominee Merrick Garland last year, the highest court in the United States remains a member short.
Did political scientists fail us?
John Coakley, Writer
March 22, 2017
Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion, Politics, Showcase
While nearly everyone and their Facebook friends failed to predict a Trump victory, many political scientists accurately predicted this shocking outcome. The problem is that they widely rejected their own findings.
Should President Trump get his news from Breitbart?
Léa Aliberti and Alvin Buyinza
March 9, 2017
Filed under Politics, Showcase, Voices
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?
Trump and the conservative narrative
Jack Danberg, Contributor
February 23, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase, Voices
President Donald Trump has appointed the least effective, most detrimental and glaringly inept cabinet in recent history.
The political revolution continues
Carson McGrath, Writer
February 23, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase, Voices
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?
NPR’s Eric Westervelt discusses DeVos, education accessibility
Sabrina Negron, Contributor
February 21, 2017
Filed under Campus, Politics, Showcase
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.
What is the future of the Democratic Party?
John Coakley, Contributor
February 20, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase
Whether it’s Sanders or someone else, the Democratic Party needs a new hope.
Sanders v. Cruz debate highlights
Amy Russes, Writer
February 12, 2017
Filed under Politics, Showcase
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).
Thoughts on President Trump’s agenda
Jack Danberg, Contributor
February 8, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase, Voices
"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
Bryan Bowman, Campus News Editor
February 3, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Politics, Showcase
Erlich is a foreign correspondent with expertise in the Syrian conflict.
The Hampshire College flag debate: What you need to know
Amy Russes, Writer
December 2, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Politics, Showcase
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
Jon Decker, Writer
November 28, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase, Voices
Everyone roots for the rebel.
Kacey Connolly and Chloe Lindahl
The girls share Blarney horror stories.
Merriam-Webster's definition of "smile" is 27 words long, but it only takes a moment to create one.
Vadim Trubetskoy, Writer
The speech was deemed by many critics to be a jumble of platitudes tossed together to appease the mainstream media.
Reacting to Trump’s State of the Union
The speech was deemed by many critics to be a jumble of platitudes tossed together to appease the mainstream media.
Roger Stone’s Destructive Path Through Washington
Roger Stone has single-handedly been in more major political scandals in the past 47 years than anyone else in history.
Julián Castro: The San Antonio Dark Horse making a 2020 run
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.