Election 2016

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Submitted from Students Worldwide

We the People...

“In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beaut...

Climate Change in the Election

IMAGE VIA VIA DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION It is frightening and hard to imagine that there will be a new president in the next week, especial...

A Tippy-Toe Presidency

IMAGE- CAROLYN CASTER VIA DAILY NEWS In November of 2008, a 47 year old man, with bright eyes glistening with unadorned appreciation and ...

Indifference: Why Americans Aren't Voting and How We Are Not Allowing This to Change

At this point in the American election season, we’ve undoubtedly all seen it- blaring statistics lighting up the screen of the TV; patrio...

Local Elections: Why You Should Care About Them Too

A couple of nights ago, I had the opportunity to attend the last Oregon Governor live debate in the KGW studios and meet Kate Brown, the ...

Abhorrent, Harrowing, and Reprehensible: Is the State of Political Discourse in the US Beyond Repair

240 years later on, and our Founding Fathers would be overwrought in utter disbelief. The very liberators who ingeniously fought the mona...

Conservatives, Choose Country Over Party

Richard Armitage, adviser to Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush; Henry Paulson, treasury secretary; Doug Elmets, former Reagan spokespers...

Why America Must Embrace Asia, and Why Asia Must Embrace America

Last month, I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the great American summer as well as an even more valuable insight into the...

America’s Need For Islamophobia

It began with post-World War I Germany; a period marked by out-of-control inflation, few jobs, and a bruised ego. Those who could see no ...

Proud

I have never been prouder to be a Democrat and an American. That view is pretty controversial. Many people might not feel the same way, a...

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