Last summer, I went to vote in the Democratic primaries for the New York City mayoral election and was met at the ballot by a new voting system. Instead of the usual system where a voter would only choose their preferred candidate to vote for, I was given the option […]
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Sanders secures voters after New Hampshire primary
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr Senator Bernie Sanders may have won the New Hampshire primary, but former Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar proved victorious as well with a large voter turnout. The Democrat Party had a higher turnout in New Hampshire than in Iowa, with a higher […]
Justice was not served during Trump’s impeachment trial
Photo courtesy of Photo by US Senate Photographic Studio Jeff McEvoy, Flickr The Senate voted to acquit the President of the United States on both articles of impeachment on Wednesday. The historic Feb. 5 vote will keep President Donald Trump in office, allowing him to seek reelection in the 2020 presidential […]
What the Trump impeachment inquiry will look like
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr Democrats in the House of Representatives have decided to move forward with an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. This is the first time that an impeachment inquiry has been announced since 1996 with President Bill Clinton. The inquiry announcement was made on Sept. […]
College Student Apathy Toward Elections Undermines Democracy, Hurts Millions
Photo Courtesy of Kate Sumbler, Flickr Creative Commons On a recent reporting assignment, I went around asking Ramapo students if they had watched the Oct. 13 CNN Democratic presidential debate and what their opinion on it was if they had one. I was somewhat surprised to find that very few […]