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Staff Editorial: Americans need to step up

On Sept. 23, The New York Times opinions columnist Thomas Friedman published an opinion piece about his observations of Ukrainians fighting for their democracy as war ravaged their country. For over three and a half years, the country has battled Russia as bombs and missiles have leveled cities and killed countless soldiers and civilians on both sides. However, Friedman was referring to a different battle. … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Americans need to step up

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Kamala Harris has yet to fully assume her role as Vice President

03/18/2021 Alexander Wolfe | Staff Columnist I hope everyone enjoyed the nice weather on this week’s mental health day. As I sat, debating what to do with a free day, I couldn’t help but get distracted by the distinct lack of politics I was caring about. It’s been about a week since I glanced at Apple News, mistakenly or otherwise, and I caught up on some … Continue reading Kamala Harris has yet to fully assume her role as Vice President

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The future of the Republican party in a world without Donald Trump

11/19/2020 Simon Jaronski | Staff Columnist With the 2020 election in the rearview mirror, a few key lessons have become apparent for both parties. For Democrats, there was a major letdown: Their previously attractive electoral prospects were quickly perforated, and progressive hopes for at least the next two years were dashed along with them. Despite Donald Trump’s ousting from the White House, the party massively underperformed … Continue reading The future of the Republican party in a world without Donald Trump

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Amy Coney Barrett is not the replacement Americans desperately need

10/15/2020 Alyse Kaminski | Staff Columnist This year has been all too much for me. Between the pandemic and the upcoming election, I feel constantly anxious. Then a few weeks ago, one of my personal heroes, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, passed away and the GOP didn’t even let the country mourn before deciding to rush through a Supreme Court nomination. 2020 needs to relax. Before diving … Continue reading Amy Coney Barrett is not the replacement Americans desperately need

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Pat Toomey announces retirement, what’s next for Republicans?

10/08/2020 Alexander Wolfe | Staff Columnist Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) shocked Pennsylvania Democrats this week when he announced he would be retiring in 2022. To his Republican colleagues and staff, this was likely no surprise as Toomey is a closeted, run-of-the-mill conservative politician who made his name running as someone focused on lowering taxes for American families who, like any mainstream politician, is active in his … Continue reading Pat Toomey announces retirement, what’s next for Republicans?

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Midterm Mania: Democrats make gains in PA state house

Raymond Arke | Editor-in-Chief 11/08/18 While much of the country watched national races for U.S. House and Senate seats, Pennsylvania Democrats and Republicans battled it out for control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the state Senate in Harrisburg. While Republicans held both houses, Democrats made gains in each. For the Pennsylvania House, there were 203 races across the commonwealth on Nov. 6. Before … Continue reading Midterm Mania: Democrats make gains in PA state house

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Kanye West’s political antics distract from real problems

10/18/2018 By Zoe Stratos | Staff Columnist  On Thursday Oct. 11, President Trump invited popular rap artist Kanye West to the Oval Office to discuss important topics like sentencing reform. However, they talked about anything but the supposedly planned subjects. Surrounded by the press’ flashing cameras and microphones capturing every word, people from all over the country witnessed what could only be described as a … Continue reading Kanye West’s political antics distract from real problems

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Facebook comes under fire for selling identities

03/22/2018 By Duke Staff Online privacy may be a new oxymoron. News broke this week about Facebook’s involvement with the far-right Cambridge Analytica data firm that showed the world that social media sites don’t much care about your privacy. A user, to Zuckerberg or any other data analyst, is just some point that can be packaged and then sold or shared. It’s a social network … Continue reading Facebook comes under fire for selling identities

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Conor Lamb secures upset victory in nearby Congressional race

Raymond Arke | News Editor 03/15/18 Calling it a close race does not quite do it justice. Duquesne and Pizza Milano are close. The walk from Gumberg to Starbucks is close. This was something more. The March 13 special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District was more than just tight; it came down to a couple hundred ballots. With no official winner declared by the … Continue reading Conor Lamb secures upset victory in nearby Congressional race

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