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FILE - The Statue of Liberty is seen from the Staten Island Ferry, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, file)

“America is no longer ‘worthy’ of Lady Liberty”

Jasmine Smith, Writer March 27, 2025

French Politician Raphaël Glucksmann, member of the European Parliament and co-president of the Place Publique party is making headlines as he calls on the US to hand over the Statue of Liberty.   Given...

Attack on character: DOJ takes shots at federal Judge

Attack on character: DOJ takes shots at federal Judge

Anthony Parkman, Writer March 27, 2025

A federal judge accused the Justice Department on Wednesday of attacking her character in an effort to undermine the integrity of the judicial system, forcefully pushing back against the Trump administration’s...

Despite tensions between Zelensky and Trump's oval office meeting

Despite tensions between Zelensky and Trump’s oval office meeting

Jasmine Smith, Writer March 14, 2025

As Kyviv, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to a temporary ceasefire deal with Russia on Tuesday, the pressure is now on Moscow to decide if they will accept President Donald Trump’s proposal.  During...

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Musk targets social security and federal benefits for cuts

Madison Heimer, Writer March 13, 2025

Elon Musk has raised concerns about government spending on Social Security and other benefit programs, claiming they are riddled with fraud and waste. During a recent interview, Musk suggested that the...

The Blue Wall of Silence: Unmasking corruption in law enforcement agencies

The Blue Wall of Silence: Unmasking corruption in law enforcement agencies

Megan Douty, Editor in Chief March 13, 2025

Corruption in policing is a criminological phenomenon that is regularly misconstrued– wether as a case of independently-operating “rotten-apples” or as a passive system of anomic organizational culture....

The SAVE ACT: A threat to voting rights

The SAVE ACT: A threat to voting rights

Megan Douty, Editor in Chief February 27, 2025

The SAVE Act, one of Trump’s executive proposals, has the potential to restrict the right to vote for millions of eligible American citizens.  Trump has given public support to a potential executive...

Trump Administration plan defunds and fires FAA staff

Trump Administration plan defunds and fires FAA staff

Normaris Franco Luna, Editor in Chief February 27, 2025

Collection of aircrafts fall from the sky as a result of defunding and unemployment in the Federal Aviation Association (FAA). According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), there have...

Trump administration halts legal aid for migrant children, leaving some to navigate courts alone

Trump administration halts legal aid for migrant children, leaving some to navigate courts alone

Anthony Parkman, Writer February 27, 2025

Children so young their feet can’t touch the floor when they sit in courtroom chairs have been left without representation in immigration court because of Trump administration cuts,  The organizations...

Trump issues mass deportation orders

Trump issues mass deportation orders

Normaris Franco Luna, Writer January 30, 2025

President Donald Trump issued his first orders on the “largest deportation operation” in U.S history on the 20th of January, his first day in office. Immigrant and Customs Enforcement also known...

Israel delays Hamas ceasefire-hostage deal

Israel delays Hamas ceasefire-hostage deal

Jasmine Smith, Writer January 16, 2025

On Tuesday, it was declared that Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip. Progress has been made, but as of today, the Israeli Cabinet has delayed...

“Kāwana… Ka whakamanuwhiritia koe e au” -Maori tensions rise in New Zealand Parliment

“Kāwana… Ka whakamanuwhiritia koe e au” -Maori tensions rise in New Zealand Parliment

Jasmine Smith, Writer November 27, 2024

On Thursday, November 14, we are in New Zealand. When asked about her party's vote on the Treaty Principles Bill, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, the youngest member of parliament on record for the Te Pati...

US elects Donald J. Trump as the 47th President

US elects Donald J. Trump as the 47th President

Normaris Franco Luna, Editor in Chief November 14, 2024

As election season comes to an end, due to majority votes, the United States chooses Donald J. Trump as the 47th president.  In a whirlwind of campaigns, rallies, and debates, both the electoral and...

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