The Left’s Divide on Increasing the Minimum Wage The Trump administration’s four tumultuous years left many in the country with one hope: unity in government. But now that liberals control both chambers of Congress and the Executive Branch, ideological rifts are resurfacing. There is now a focus on increasing the minimum wage. The debate over […]
Why Equity Matters in COVID Vaccine Rollout As COVID-19 vaccine rollout sputters along, each state is grappling with its own issues. And each state has determined its own priority list for vaccine administration. However, one thing is universally true, equity matters in COVID vaccine rollout. As public health professional plan to rollout more doses to […]
With Impeachment Over, What’s Next for the GOP? While liberals enjoy their newly-won majority in the Senate and their hold on power in the House of Representatives, conservatives have soul-searching to do. Impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump failed, but they revealed how divided the Republican Party is. With Impeachment Over, What’s Next for the GOP? […]
Did Terror at the Capitol Unite the Left and Right? Thousands of Trump supporters approached the Capitol on January 6 protesting what they believed to be election fraud. Dozens broke into the Capitol Building and chaos ensued. The Senators and US Representatives who were voting to certify election results were forced to flee their chambers […]
How Biden’s Inauguration Differed from Trump’s Joe Biden’s inauguration was completely distinctive. Biden’s Inauguration Differed from Trump’s. With the pandemic raging worse than ever before, there was no large crowd gathered on the National Mall. And after a troubling insurrection by the far-right, tensions and security measures were high. But, there is one key similarity […]
3 Reasons Why Liberals Shouldn't Move to Impeach
Three Reasons Liberals Shouldn’t Move to Impeach Following the insurrection at the Capitol, lawmakers and pundits are discussing the possibility of removing Trump under the 25th Amendment. Vice President Pence, however, has not indicated a plan to remove Trump from office, making it impossible to invoke the 25th Amendment. There are actually several logical reasons […]
Will the Country Unite Behind Biden? Joe Biden’s key message throughout 2020 has been about unity. Since he became the President-elect of the United States, he has continued promoting unity and encouraging Americans to put their political differences behind them. Will the Country Unite Behind Biden? It seems certain that some liberals such as moderate […]
The Election Was Close and Democrats Should Worry Democrats and many moderate Republicans believed the 2020 election would be a blowout for Joe Biden. The polls suggested he was ahead even in traditionally deep red states and the pundits were sure Trump’s base was dwindling. Truth is, the election was close. The election results are […]
If we have gained anything from the Trump Presidency and the pandemic, it is that many of us are now much more interested in politics. The Trump presidency will soon be over. For better and for worse, politics are here to stay.
It’s easy to go out and get sucked into a viral post or random news story you read but before you go and repost it onto your favorite social media outlet, think twice about the source and whether or not your action will spark a genuine intelligent debate, or just make people angry
