It’s been weeks since America elected Joe Biden as the next president of the United States.
Normally, everybody would just accept the outcome and get on with their lives.
But this election...
Emily Johnston, Assistant Opinion Editor
• November 16, 2020
The five-day election took over the U.S. the week of November 3rd.
In a nail-biting race, the election was close until its last days. On Nov. 7, the race was finally called for Biden.
There are now...
“That was a hot mess, inside a dumpster fire, inside a trainwreck.”
This is how not only CNN anchor Jake Tapper interpreted 2020’s first presidential debate, but also millions watching across...
For generations, the right for reliable access to voting has been a critical part of political agendas across the United States.
This umbrella includes mail-in voting, a voting method critical to...
Over the last month, I’ve had to watch President Donald Trump play dumb over the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, stir up hysteria about a nonexistent migrant “invasion” and...
Hundreds of people gathered in Burlington to protest the ousting of Attorney General Jeff Sessions as concerns over the future of the Trump-Russia investigation grow.
At least 400 hundred protestors marched...
Through many initiatives and organizing, UVM students were motivated to vote in the elections Nov. 6.
Many considered the midterms to be especially important because the outcomes determined the remainder...
In an Oct. 30, 2018 piece I wrote, I tried to defend the benefits that come with a nonpartisan, representative press.
I admit that it was a rather optimistic outlook on the state of freedom of speech...
Hopefully that wall that Trump is building will double as a raft to save us from the perpetually rising sea levels induced by climate change.
Trump’s plan to revive the coal industry and cut...
"This is a nation-wide soul search,” my father’s friend Dmitri said regarding the Syrian refugee crisis.
Dmitri is the son of Greek refugees, political asylum seekers, who fled Greece in...
A student found a campaign sign with a spray painted swastika Nov. 9.
Sophomore Isabelle Schechter discovered a campaign lawn sign three doors down from the Hillel center, where she is working as an...
We no longer have to go down to the river to get water. We don’t have to farm our own crops or raise our own livestock. We have plenty. We are bored.
Even if you work two jobs, you still probably...
