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Democrats need to appeal to a broader base
With Election Day behind us, ousting President Donald Trump is a major win for many, but we can’t get complacent. We still need to learn from the past. Joe Biden underperformed in...
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Cancel culture invokes overdue and necessary conversations
“Cancel culture,” or the effort to obstruct people, brands and anything else deemed problematic or offensive from maintaining a public presence and prominent career, primarily came into our collective consciousness with the...
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Viewing adoptions as “happy endings” is vastly oversimplifying
I was just a few days old when I was left in a bus station in Zhuzhou, Hunan Province, China. At some point, a figure emerged from the humming crowd and carried...
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Despite promises to increase faculty diversity, cluster hiring remains unfulfilled
In May 2020, former Harpur College Dean Elizabeth Chilton announced her decision to leave Binghamton University. As previously reported by Pipe Dream at the time, Chilton explained that her new position as...
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Populism’s poor reputation doesn't make it inherently bad
Populism, as defined by my textbook for Political Science 113: Introduction to Comparative Politics, is a “political movement based on championing the rights and interests of the people in the face of...
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Abolishing the Senate may expand democracy
Although the general election is behind us, the future makeup of Congress is still uncertain. The Democrats will hold the House of Representatives, though with a smaller margin than before, and President-elect...
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Despite pressures, internships are luxuries only some can afford
“Internships will help you succeed — you’ll get hands-on experience in your field of interest and make connections of a lifetime!” Those familiar words of advice ring through the ears of every...
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Following diverse TikTok creators can expand limited worldviews
I know this is going to sound stupid, but hear me out: TikTok has given me a glimpse into diversity from my very sheltered and ethnically homogenous background. Instead of only getting...
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Interference in foreign governments has deadly consequences
In October, while America was preparing for the most important election in our modern history, Bolivia was trying to vote out its tyrannical, United States-backed, interim president, Jeanine Añez. Añez, “who believes...
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More must be done to mitigate COVID-19’s financial impact
We wade further and further into an almost dystopian society filled with civil unrest and longing for change against a bigoted police state. All this, while being governed by an icon to...