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The Soapbox: Italian neo-fascism, pipeline sabotage, and the European energy crisis
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk analyzing major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Tori Morales, Deputy News Editor
• September 30, 2022
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Opinion: Brooklyn’s fracked gas pipeline endangers vulnerable communities
Despite the associated health and environmental risks, the National Grid plans to build a fracked gas pipeline that runs through Brooklyn, which will hit marginalized communities the hardest. It is about time that we halt this pipeline and transition towards green energy.
Asha Ramachandran, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 26, 2021
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Stern Dean Pipes Money Into DAPL
Miranda Levingston, Deputy News Editor
• February 17, 2017
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Greenwich Village Stands Up for Standing Rock
Diamond Naga Siu, News Editor
• September 12, 2016
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Students split on Keystone pipeline
March 10, 2014
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Environmental activists rally to block Keystone plan
February 19, 2013
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
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Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
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Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024