Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia Fox News host Laura Ingraham has been under fire recently for her critical comments of NBA superstar LeBron James after he made some choice comments about President Trump. James, who appeared on an UNINTERRUPTED sports video podcast alongside fellow basketball star Kevin Durant, criticized […]
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Trump’s tweet continues to damage foreign relations
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Always outspoken, President Donald Trump has never been one to shy away from getting his personal opinions out in the open. Whether it involves United States politics, foreign affairs, current events, or even threats against North Korea, he always seems to have something to […]
Trump members sent to hospital after opening envelope
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr The New York Police Department reported that a letter containing an apparent “white powdery substance” was mailed to the midtown Manhattan apartment of Donald Trump Jr. on Monday. Vanessa Trump, his wife, was the one to open the letter and was then taken to […]
Miguel uses fourth album as a platform to speak out
Photo courtesy of The Come Up Show, Flickr The Grammy award-winning soul artist Miguel released his fourth album “War and Leisure” on Dec. 1 and it has taken the music industry by storm. Miguel first came into the spotlight in 2010 when he released his solo single, “Sure Thing.” As […]
Trump is Misguided in His Attempt to Ban Muslims
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia America is a melting pot. This country has a rich history of families immigrating here, starting with nothing and building themselves up. With each incoming immigrant, the makeup of America has changed and the country has evolved. Through these immigrants, America has been shaped […]
New Statewide Gas Tax Pays Off in Infrastructure
Photo courtesy of Mike Mozart, Flickr At the start of the month, a new gas tax was enacted which added a 23-cent increase for every gallon of gas. New Jersey previously had the second lowest gas tax in the nation at 14.5 cents a gallon, but has now moved up […]
New Club Democracy Matters Hosts First Event
Photo by Pauline Park Just as the 2016 presidential election came to a close last week, a new organization called Democracy Matters was approved on Monday to be installed on Ramapo College campus. The club hosted its first event Tuesday evening called, “Who Owns Democracy? Money and Politics In The […]
Fake News Websites Tarnish Journalistic Credibility
Photo courtesy of David Hawgood, Geograph During this election season, social media has run rampant with a wide variety of fake news sites. Occupydemocrats.com and rightwingnews.com are two such sites that publish biased news through popular platforms like Facebook and Instagram. These sites come from either side of the political […]
Pavoncello Presents Italian Politics
Photo by Hope Patti On Thursday, Ramapo welcomed Franco Pavoncello, the President of John Cabot University in Rome and a professor of political science, to lead a presentation in the York Room on “Lessons Learned from Contemporary Italian Politics.” The discussion focused on the United States' standing as a world super power […]
Trump Supporters ‘Afraid’ and ‘Angry’ to Lose Institutional Privilege
Photo Courtesy of Michael Vadon, Flickr Creative Commons This election season has been one of the most unpredictable in American history and has seen candidates seemingly come out of nowhere to defy the political process. In the case of one candidate in particular — Donald Trump — basic human decency […]