Is Amazon too big?
Harry Ortof, Contributor
October 17, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase, Voices
After completing the purchase of Whole Foods for over $13 billion, Amazon has expanded its reach into yet another market as the company's influence continues to grow.
U.S. strikes back at Assad for use of chemical weapons
John Coakley, Writer
April 11, 2017
Filed under Politics, Showcase
The United States launched 59 tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield late Thursday night, targeting “Syrian fighter jets and other infrastructure.”
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 21, 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 9, 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.
Nicholas Ponzio, Writer
Buttigieg is a 37 year old, two-term mayor of South Bend, Indiana. Buttigieg is a Harvard Graduate and Afghanistan War veteran who can speak seven languages. He is hoping to win the candidacy as the youngest and first homosexual President in U.S. history. As of right now Buttigeig winning the nomination is unlikely, he’s gained considerable traction with Democratic hopefuls, accumulating national media attention and recognition.
How Benjamin Netanyahu won a historic fifth term
The U.S. has had a profound role in shaping Israel’s politics and the ties between the two countries remain stronger than ever.
Five must-try restaurants in Hampshire County
Don't leave western Mass. without trying these five top eateries.
The Mueller Report: What’s next for Democrats?
Attorney General Bill Barr "exonerated" Trump, since Robert S. Mueller III neither confirmed nor denied possible obstruction of justice.