Category: Opinions

Mark Carney emerges as the leader of a global resistance to Trump

Photo from Reuters By: Karolina Granda, Editor-in-Chief How is Carney emerging as the leader of a global resistance to Trump?  Carney’s leadership of global resistance to Trump can be seen through his verbal remarks at the World Economic Forum’s 2026 foundational meeting in Davos, Switzerland.  According to the BBC on January 22, 2026, “Minister Mark Carney seemed to challenge Donald Trump in a speech at the World Economic Forum in…

Mercosur deal impacts the United States

Photo from Reuters By: Karolina Granda, editor in chief Power dynamics  In the movie Mean Girls, Regina George uses her wealth and status to establish a power dynamic over the entire student body of North Shore High School. The meaner she becomes, the more support she gains and the more powerful she is. This comes to an end when reality literally strikes her in the face, and she is hit…

Chuck Schumer’s political leadership is in question

By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer Following the longest Government shutdown, lasting over 40 days, comes the American peoples’ questioning of Chuck Schumer’s career. Senate Minority leader, Chuck Schumer, detested the new government shutdown bill proposed by Congress over the weekend.  Schumer gave a speech on the Senate floor in which he stated, “Democrats are united as the party of lower healthcare costs and improving our healthcare system. We will not…

A Call to unity in a time of division

Photo courtesy of Jose Luis Magana / AP file By Alim Useini, Staff Writer The United States finds itself at a crossroads of ideology and identity; a nation where differences of opinion have been magnified into divisions that seem, at times, insurmountable. Headlines chronicle conflicts of belief, partisan discord, and, tragically, violence that has no place in a democracy. Most recently, the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk shocked a…

Everything is NOT okay: Trump’s first 100 days of chaos

Image generated by Word Press AI In November, I wrote a piece that tried to put people’s nerves at ease after Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential election. I was clinging to the hope that our three branches of government would somehow remain on equal footing. Looking back on that piece, I realize how naive I was. The term “First 100 days” originated when FDR came into office in 1933…

OPINION: Trump’s attempts to silence DEI cannot be allowed to succeed

During the 2024 campaign season, many Republican (GOP) candidates began using the term DEI as a disqualifier for opposition candidates, as though they were only selected to somehow meet a quota to satisfy what was formerly known as Affirmative Action. Affirmative action was implemented by public institutions to desegregate the work force, college populations, and school districts in the 1970’s and was recently struck down by the Supreme Court as…

Opinion: The Supreme Court requires major reform, ethics enforcement

Under the US Constitution, there are three co-equal branches of government that have specific functions and duties, have various requirements for qualifications and ethics, and that are supposed to provide a system of checks 9as in the game of chess) and balances, so that one branch cannot have sole power over the other two.

As part of the Judicial branch, the Supreme Court has been treated like royalty for too long.

Why Andy Beshear should run for Kentucky’s Senate seat

Image from Pexels Mitch McConnell announced he will not be seeking re-election in 2026 to defend his Kentucky Senate seat, a seat he has obtained since 1985. This will now open up an open Senate seat for Democrats to possibly flip a key seat in the Senate in the 2026 midterms.   Andy Beshear needs to run for US Senate in Kentucky to replace outgoing Senator Mitch McConell in 2026.  Who…