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Opinion

Presidential policies deserve more discussion

WSN Editorial Board February 17, 2015

In an effort to promote signing up for health care under the Affordable Care Act, BuzzFeed released a lighthearted video called “Things Everybody Does But Doesn’t Talk About,...

Tommy Collison

‘50 Shades’ movie glorifies, excuses abuse

Tommy Collison, Deputy Opinion Editor February 17, 2015
Fifty Shades of Grey provides excuses for intimate partner violence.

Hate crimes require harsher punishment

WSN Editorial Board February 12, 2015
The fatal shooting of 3 Muslim students at UNC shows how intolerance hurts college towns.

McNot lovin’ it: from pink slime to worker abuse

Dana Brown, Staff Columnist February 12, 2015
McDonald's mistreats customers and employees.

‘Cash only’ outdated, frustrating

Gabrielle Gussin, Contributing Columnist February 12, 2015
Cash-only businesses should update to accept credit and debit cards; otherwise they are harming their businesses.

Op Ed Live: Humans of New York

February 11, 2015

Richard Shu leads a conversation bout the latest humanitarian efforts of the Humans of New York blog. Joined by Annie Cohen and Shawn Paik.

Democrats must not take votes for granted

Democrats must not take votes for granted

Richard Shu, Deputy Copy Chief February 11, 2015
Democrats have been resting on their laurels and need to be more proactive to win elections.

Continued Abu Dhabi labor abuses alarming

WSN Editorial Board February 11, 2015
Human Rights Watch reports that labor conditions at NYU's construction projects in Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island aren't been monitored closely enough and abuses are still happening.
Questions remain about Harper Lee sequel

Questions remain about Harper Lee sequel

Annie Cohen, Deputy Opinion Editor February 11, 2015
The announcement of a new book from Harper Lee has garnered a lot of attention and excitement, but there's cause for suspicion.
Activists must secure transgender rights

Activists must secure transgender rights

Tommy Collison, Deputy Opinion Editor February 10, 2015
The mayor of Denver was prevented from speaking at the National LGBTQ Task Force's recent conference, and event organizers should be commended for their response to the protest.

Real estate needs further regulation

WSN Editorial Board February 10, 2015
Wealthy foreign money buying up NYC real estate through shell companies drives up housing prices and worsens the affordable housing problem. De Blasio must do more about this.
Newsweek lifts skirt on Silicon Valley sexism

Newsweek lifts skirt on Silicon Valley sexism

Zahra Haque, Staff Columnist February 10, 2015
Newsweek's recent controversial cover starts a necessary dialogue about gender bias in the tech industry.