Democratic Party must embrace voters’ leftward shift
Whether Senator Bernie Sanders wins the presidential nomination or not, the Democratic Party may end up going through a political revolution on its own come this November. On Feb. 20,…
Nick Barone
Sexism permeates popular criticism of Clinton campaign
On Feb. 3, famed Watergate-era investigative journalist Bob Woodward criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s “shrill” manner of speaking on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” He took particular issue with the…
Media conjures false image of moderate Kasich campaign
On Jan. 30, 2016, The New York Times “endorsed” (I use this term lightly) Governor John Kasich for the GOP presidential nomination. Though conceding that “Mr. Kasich is no moderate…he’s…
Rikers Island abuses mentally ill inmates
Juxtaposed against the grand urban expanse of America’s largest metropolis sprawls a fortified jailing complex, staffed with an army of over 9,000 correctional officers and spanning over 400 acres. The…