
Some thoughts on the Capitol attack and building a more democratic nation
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Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, Democracy in Crisis, Election, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics
Some thoughts on the Capitol attack and building a more democratic nation
Written by MARC LEVY Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics
Mayor Curtatone says “We’re taking it seriously and doing our due diligence”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS
My point is to draw a comparison between the horse-race repetition and robotic uniformity of the kind of trash commercial bigs, from putrid right-wing radio to elitist broadsheets like the Post, reported out of New Hampshire this week, and the unique features that our squad produced.
Written by Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
“Right now, we just don’t know what to do with nuclear waste. It lasts 100,000 years ... It’s shockingly toxic. We’re going to have to figure out what to do with that waste for sure. I mean, 100,000 years."
Written by LAURA KIESEL Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
I attended three carefully chosen events with three separate candidates over the course of 24 hours: Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders. All three candidates stood out for me because they have been more actively courting the disability vote, as compared to their peers in the candidate pool.
Written by JORDAN FRIAS Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
“I know his polling numbers are low. My hope is as time goes on he’s able to build some momentum and potentially be a viable candidate."
Written by CLAIRE SADAR Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
“The biggest misconception about progressive people of faith is that not wearing religion on your sleeve means it’s not important to you. Westboro Baptist Church’s faith is not more real because they scream the loudest about it."
Written by PATRICK COCHRAN Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
“Check me out,” Biden told a crowd of near 150. “If you like what you see, help me out, if not, vote for the other guy.”
Written by NATE HOMAN Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
“I used to work for NASA, had a sweet job making $29.90 an hour. Then Obama come in and said, ‘We don’t need no space program no more.’”
Written by CARINA IMBORNONE Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
"BU is not designed for us, and this BU does not belong to us just as our bodies and our minds do not and have not belonged to us since our rights as human beings were stripped away in the wake of slavery."