Opinion: It is time for America to get a raise
While many Americans are going back to work and finding jobs, it would make sense for everyone to get a raise. President Obama has been calling for a minimum wage increase recently to $10.10 an hour....
View ArticleOpinion: Don’t be fooled, we are still living in the Civil Rights Era
Last week, President Obama took the same march in Selma, Alabama, as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King did 50 years ago. A lot of things have changed since the MLK era; however, there is room for...
View ArticleFeatured Blog: Why you should read “The Drone Papers”
Extra-judicial killings in the form of drone strikes have become the norm for the last two U.S. presidents. A relatively recent leak to the online publication The Intercept has shed new light on the...
View ArticleFeatured Blog: Issue 3 is done, time 4 change
It’s time for a concerted effort to decriminalize petty drug crimes and simple possession of marijuana. Issue 3 didn’t pass, but don’t for a second believe that’s because a majority of Ohioans don’t...
View ArticleOpinion: Nancy Reagan revolutionized the role of FLOTUS
With Tuesday being International Women’s Day, it is important to remember prominent women in our country’s history. One individual that comes to mind for me is Nancy Reagan, who passed away Sunday at...
View ArticleOpinion: Obama’s trip to Cuba should be applauded
While Donald Trump is burning bridges with Mexico in an attempt to force them to pay for a wall, President Barack Obama is trying to restore a broken relationship with Cuba. Obama is the first U.S....
View ArticleHealth care costs are rising in Ohio, and it won’t get better anytime soon
Americans spend a lot on health care. So much so, in fact, that in 2014 the United States spent nearly 18 percent of its gross domestic product on healthcare, almost double the global 10 percent...
View ArticleTracking Trump: His plans for the working class, explained
This is the first in the series analyzing President-elect Trump’s policies and plans and how they will affect Ohio. In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, the narrative of the white working...
View ArticleDog Whistle Project talks the danger of political doublespeak at OU College Dems
Former Obama speechwriter Kevin Samy and filmmaker Chris Roessner presented the Dog Whistle Project. to Ohio University College Democrats Tuesday night. The initiative was created to combat political...
View ArticleOPINION: GOP kills critical Ohio program in crusade against Obamacare
What is going on with the Republicans and Obamacare? Opinion writer Tim Zelina says the GOP is sabotaging programs designed to make health care more accessible in Ohio. Opposition to the Affordable...
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