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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

The Trump Administration Must Stop Politicizing COVID-19

The Trump Administration Must Stop Politicizing COVID-19

From President Trump’s delayed use of the Defense Production Act to federal aid discrepancies between states, he routinely places his goal of reelection over the lives of everyday Americans.
Kevin Kurian, Staff Writer April 15, 2020

The federal government’s policies during this pandemic have been weak and slow in action. A part of this problem stems from the fact that the Trump administration’s response...

Personal Attacks Dumb Down Political Discourse

Personal Attacks Dumb Down Political Discourse

Veronica Liow, Contributing Writer October 23, 2016
Young voters, disenchanted with the state of politics, are choosing to pass when it’s their turn and then have the audacity to wonder why they are still discontented with the political game.
Clinton’s 'Basket of Deplorables' Comment Is Both Accurate and Tactical

Clinton’s ‘Basket of Deplorables’ Comment Is Both Accurate and Tactical

Matthew Perry, Staff Writer September 12, 2016
Clinton’s statement was far too calculated to be labeled a gaffe.
Fall of Trade Unions to Blame for Rise of Partisanship

Fall of Trade Unions to Blame for Rise of Partisanship

Matthew Perry, Contributing Writer April 4, 2016
As manufacturing jobs have dried up and their accompanying trade unions have disappeared, people have fewer and fewer venues to discuss politics in a reasonable and practical way
Unreasonable GOP Stubbornness Helps No One

Unreasonable GOP Stubbornness Helps No One

WSN Editorial Board February 25, 2016
Ultimately, the GOP’s current game plan will not do anyone any favors. Until they reassess their goals as a party and move towards a platform that is realistic, the Republicans in Congress and elsewhere will find themselves at a dead end.

Republican gamesmanship hurts struggling minimum wage workers

May 1, 2014
A bill to raise the minimum wage was blocked in Congress.

Partisanship is Washington’s greatest vice

January 28, 2013
American politics is headed down a dangerous road of partisanship that creates unhelpful political deadlock.