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By Travis Van Oosbree We have all heard it, maybe you have thought it, I have definitely said it: “Trump is the worst President in American History.” I make no secret of the fact that I do not support President Trump, but whenever I hear this claim it raises a number of questions for me.Continue reading “Is Trump the Worst President in American History?”

By Edin Candic Now where the hell did the tide turn to this time…             “Mr. Sanders is not and has never been a liar. His remarkable consistency over time, his notorious bluntness and his open disdain for sycophantic politics are all simply manifestations of that one critical fact. It made him an awkward fitContinue reading “#FREEBERNIE”

By George Hunt No doubt every article you have read over the past month has started out saying something along the lines of “these are unprecedented times” and for good reason, these indeed are unprecedented times. Not only are we facing a worldwide pandemic, a possible economic depression on the horizon, and self-isolation measures, butContinue reading “Solidarity in Separation”

By Mario Casillas Jr. It has been the one governmental program that has been the target of reform for the past forty years. Elected officials who are both members of the Democratic and Republican parties have at one point in their political careers either through written legislation or through speeches on the floor of eitherContinue reading “The History of “Reforming” Social Security”

By Karla Vega These are strange times we are living in. Confined to our homes, we do not have much of a choice but to wait and see how our government chooses to move forward. For some, the quarantine is peaceful, as they reside at home with their families, and life goes on as normallyContinue reading “Viral Racism”

By Ryan Marrufo As somebody who does not really pay attention to what happens in the political world. I found it fairly strange to see Joe Biden come back in the 2020 Democratic Primary. I only find it strange myself because the last time I had heard of Joe Biden was when he was Obama’sContinue reading “Why Choose Biden?”

By Greg Brueck A recent feature article in the online publication Politico highlights Donald Trump’s strategy to win the key state of Minnesota, which he lost in 2016 by a mere 45,000 votes. The state’s so-called “Iron Range” has based its economy on iron mining since the mid-1800s. Changes in recent decades – iron depositsContinue reading “When Environmental Protection Was Bipartisan”

By George Hunt As I sat and watched the March 15, Democratic Presidential debate on CNN between Senator Bernie Sanders and Vice President Joseph Biden, I couldn’t help but start to make some comparisons to the 1972 Presidential Election debates between Senator George McGovern and Vice President Hubert Humphrey. And no, I don’t just meanContinue reading “2020 or 1972?”

By Ryan Marrufo If there was one thing that I have been hearing about on Twitter about the Democratic Primaries, it is that there has been the act of voter suppression at many of the polls. I have been seeing this uproar as of late from people in college and that of minority communities. ThisContinue reading “Voter Suppression or Voting issues?”

By Greg Brueck Watching the Democratic Party nominating process unfold over the past few months, and in particular watching Bernie Sanders’ rise to the front of the race, made me remember a book I taught in my first quarter as a lecturer at Cal State East Bay. Michael Kazin’s A Godly Hero is a deeplyContinue reading “Is Bernie Sanders a William Jennings Bryan for the Twenty-first Century?”