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Learning to Communicate After Kashmir

Learning to Communicate After Kashmir

The online reaction to the revoking of Article 370 speaks a lot about the confused voice of today’s youth.
Diya Jain, Deputy Opinion Editor August 22, 2019

August 5th, 2019 is a day few Indians will forget; social media sites buzzed for days to follow. The ruling political power of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party, announced that...

Impeachment? Yes, Please

Impeachment? Yes, Please

Mueller’s report is out and everyone’s talking about impeachment. It may be impossible to remove the president, but is that a good enough reason not to try?
Nathan Maue, Columnist April 29, 2019

Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible obstruction of justice by the Trump administration was released in redacted form...

The EU Needs to Stop Delaying Brexit

The EU Needs to Stop Delaying Brexit

Brexit is bad for the world’s economy, but a long extension is worse. Read why the EU should force the U.K. out before the EU elections.
Nathan Maue, Columnist April 10, 2019

In the weeks following the original Brexit date on March 29, the U.K. has again asked the European Union to postpone its reckoning as the British government struggles to reach...

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Midnight Confirmations and Bad Governance

The new Chairman of the MTA was appointed in the middle of the night; read one writer’s take on what this about the future of the world’s largest mass transit system.
Cole Stallone, Deputy Opinion Editor April 7, 2019

Anyone who’s ever taken the subway in New York City probably doesn’t like the Metropolitan Transit Authority. At 2. a.m on Monday, in the midst of finalizing the state budget...

Stop Sharing Traumatizing Images of Migrant Kids

Stop Sharing Traumatizing Images of Migrant Kids

There is an important line between bringing attention to children in distress and exploiting them.
Melanie Pineda, Opinion Editor April 7, 2019

It’s no secret that migrants entering the United States from Mexico are being treated inhumanely. We’ve seen shoeless children crying at the border. Kids greeting their parents...

The Disrepute of Mayor de Blasio

The Disrepute of Mayor de Blasio

Why New York City’s mayor is so disliked, and what that means for the city’s politics.
Cole Stallone, Deputy Opinion Editor March 24, 2019

In January, only five percent of New Yorkers said Mayor Bill de Blasio would make the best president out of a selection of prominent New York politicians. De Blasio’s approval...

Snow Days Highlight New York City’s Hunger Problem

Snow Days Highlight New York City’s Hunger Problem

Read one writer’s take on the underlying tensions behind closing New York City public schools.
March 5, 2019

Generally speaking, I try not to complain about a day off. When I learned that school would be canceled, I was ecstatic. Growing up in New York City, snow days were some of my...

The MTA — and New Yorkers — Must Step Up

The MTA — and New Yorkers — Must Step Up

Deputy Managing Editor Bela Kirpalani discusses the problems with MTA in New York and why something needs to be done about them.
Bela Kirpalani, Deputy Managing Editor March 4, 2019

It's been roughly a month since 22-year-old Malaysia Goodson tragically passed away after falling down a flight of stairs at the Seventh Avenue subway station. Her death breaks...

2020 Dems Need to Talk Foreign Policy

2020 Dems Need to Talk Foreign Policy

While focusing on innovative domestic policy, 2020 Democrats have yet to form coherent platforms on international relations, and they need to start now.
March 4, 2019

The United States is currently navigating a complex set of foreign policy issues that the next president will undoubtedly have to address. In the wake of another summit concluding...

Anti-Climate Change Panel is Grounded in Money, Not Science

Anti-Climate Change Panel is Grounded in Money, Not Science

President Trump’s new Presidential Committee on Climate Security represents the corruption embedded within the administration’s opposition to climate reform.
Cole Stallone, Deputy Opinion Editor February 27, 2019

Last week, the Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump was considering assembling a panel — the Presidential Committee on Climate Security — to question the established...

Howard Schultz Should Join the Democratic Party

Howard Schultz Should Join the Democratic Party

Read one writer's take on the viability of Howard Schultz's independent presidential campaign, and what he can do to increase his chances.
Nathan Maue, Contributing Writer February 25, 2019

A lot of people don’t trust the U.S. two-party political system, and for valid reasons; some people even feel compelled to try to force change from the outside. One of the recent...

Refocusing the Conversation on Education Reform

Refocusing the Conversation on Education Reform

The focus on school choice is swaying the conversation around education reform away from what really matters — public school reform.
Nosheen Hossain, Contributing Writer February 20, 2019

Conversations surrounding education reform consistently center around the school choice debate. To summarize, politicians and reformers have been aggressively debating on whether...