“Although the constitutionality of the Traditional Plan is questioned, some frustrated progressives are already discussing forcing a vote at next year’s General Conference, while others are exploring what leaving the church would look like.”
Read More“Speaker of the House, California Democrat Nancy Pelosi, alongside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Republicans to join Democrats in their effort ‘to defend the Constitution,’ stating that this issue ‘transcends partisan politics.’”
Read More“Ultimately, President Trump signed the bill to fund the government on Friday, but unsatisfied with the amount the bill allowed for his border wall, he immediately followed this action with a national emergency declaration in order to collect the remaining sum from other government funds.”
Read More“Immanuel Christian School requires that its employees and parents sign a statement indicating their dedication to and alignment with the views of the school’s tenets, a few of which claim ‘a wife is commanded to submit to her husband,’ ‘the Earth is only 6,000 years old,’ and that the scientific theory of evolution should be rejected.”
Read MoreMore than 50% of LGBT+ students of color reported being verbally harassed at school. Of these students, 15% had also been physically harassed or assaulted. Our efforts at curbing bullying, such as those made by the First Lady, completely overlook the inextricable connection between bullying and homophobia in the greater school environment.
Read More“The Democratic Party of 2018 is considerably more progressive on the whole than it was a decade ago. Record numbers of elected officials are calling for bold action on climate change, healthcare, immigration, and human rights.”
Read More“As the Trump administration closes in on two years, it is clear that progress is being made on the congressional side of affairs regarding conservation.”
Read More“On Nov. 16, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed a set of regulations aimed to improve how universities handle cases of sexual violence. The proposal includes a ‘fair grievance process’ that has received backlash for potentially ‘bolstering the rights of the accused.’”
Read More“With the midterm elections now giving Democrats control of the House and Republicans an expanded majority in the Senate, it is safe to assume that gridlock in Washington is about to get even worse.”
Read More“While the repercussions associated with the most drastic of economic downturns are often too ominous to grasp, the government would do well to accept that it is merely a part of the business cycle.”
Read More“We are seeing an even higher number of women running for public office in today’s midterm elections. In fact, scholars and pundits alike have suggested that we could be experiencing yet another “Year of the Woman.”
Read More“Although many politicians fear the cost of such changes, the core of American democracy is at stake should be plenty motivation to factor these costs into local, state, and even federal budgets if needed.”
Read More“The myriad of regulations on voting disproportionately target non-whites, working class individuals, college students, convicted felons, and those experiencing homelessness. Many speculate that such tactics have underlying partisan motives…[and are questionable] as to their place in a democracy.”
Read More“Over the last year, the Trump administration has been engaged in trade negotiations with Canada and Mexico with the goal of agreeing on a replacement, and they finally reached a deal at the end of last month. If passed, the new trilateral trade deal, called the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA), could have critical implications for the dairy, automobile, and pharmaceutical industries.”
Read More“To really blame anyone for this, we have to face who was affected the most, why they were targeted by mortgage brokers, and what it says about our nation’s progress that black men are still feeling the burden of an event from which every other demographic has recovered.”
Read More“Luckily for Menendez, President Donald Trump’s unpopularity, combined with the possibility of a Democratic wave year, might be just enough to insulate him from his well-funded challenger. Otherwise, both the Democrats and the Republicans may be looking at upsets in two of their biggest strongholds.”
Read More“President Obama’s…presence may energize Republicans that voted for Trump as a pushback to Obama-era policies. Just as likely is that the former president’s involvement may alert Democrats to the importance of the upcoming elections and encourage them to vote.”
Read More“Thousands of sexual assault survivors took to one of Twitter’s trending topics in response to President Trump’s question: Why didn’t you say something sooner?”
Read More“It has been estimated that the worker attrition for clearance-level jobs is up to 10,000, while thousands of current employees fear the lack of reciprocity from one agency to another.”
Read More“Given the chance to shape education policy from the bench, Kavanaugh’s stance would closely mirror the school-choice model popularized, albeit infamously, by Betsy DeVos. With one addendum — a sprinkling of desire to dismantle the barrier between church and state.”
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