Opinions
Digital age gives greater voice to young people
It is time for the voice of the young person to develop its legitimacy in the public and political sphere.
The election of 2012 is a perfect moment for that legitimacy to continue its development.
Elizabeth Warren poised to do well in 2012 election
Considered by many to be the favorite to win the nomination is Elizabeth Warren, an attorney and Harvard Law professor from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Opinion: Administration misleads on concert moratorium
If you trip up the stairs, and an officer sees you? Expect a breathalyzer. Dancing in the crowd before the concert? Expect an officer to tap you on the back for a breathalyzer, for after all, you are assumed to be drunk.
Opinion: America withdraws from Iraq, but the damage is already done
The story of the Iraq war is a depressing one not only because of its cost to the United States’ taxpayers and the 100,000 plus civilian casualties caused by the conflict, but indeed also pathetic was our attempt to re-create a world we knew nothing about, to our standard, in the context of socio-cultural division whose tension was only exacerbated by the US military presence.
Opinion: ‘Occupy’ protests give essential populist spark to the Left
While no single leader has emerged, that might be the true beauty of the movement: that it is an organic, natural reaction of people voicing and airing their grievances in a public forum.
Res Life: Keeping us safe while taking our money
Does BC expect parents to pay the fine, in which case students are not the ones actually punished? Or, if BC does expect us to pay the fines ourselves, how can they fairly determine whether or not each student can personally afford a $200 fine?
Opinion: ‘Obamacare’ is a good start towards universal coverage
Although the Act unfortunately does not establish a public health insurance option, the steps it takes towards improving our failing healthcare system are substantial and essential.
The Dream of the American Dream, Wealth, and the Church
The discrepancy between the actual wealth distribution and American’s estimation, let alone ideal, is the take away message. That stark inequality—and the way it utterly corrupts any semblance of democracy in this country—is what the protesters are upset about.
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