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Editorial | There is no place for Nazism in the city of Pittsburgh

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • 12:01 am

In an era of performative activism and Instagram repost warriors, Pitt students and the Pittsburgh community have a real chance to make a difference and speak up for what they believe in — that Nazism has no place in our city.

Editorial | Trump is a danger to the First Amendment

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 18, 2025

Trump, though he has dubbed himself and his protégé Elon Musk as the last line of defense against freedom of speech, is the greatest threat to our First Amendment rights.

Editorial | Pitt Administration must listen to its students’ electoral demands

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 14, 2025

The passing of these referendums does not guarantee a future Pitt with these policies. Merely, the passing of these referendums shows university administration what the students want. Pitt administration should listen and comply with the will of its student body.

Editorial | We’re still waiting for better candidates

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 28, 2025

This week’s Pitt News Editorial discusses the upcoming mayoral election and the candidates in the race.

Editorial | All rise for our fearless leader

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 18, 2025

If something walks like a fascist and talks like a fascist, it’s not overdramatic to call it a fascist.

Editorial | Hate is not inherent, it is taught

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 14, 2025

No one is intrinsically hateful. It is a learned action. No one is born to look at another human being and feel intense vitriol and loathing, like you are better than them for some characteristic that neither you nor they have any control over.

Editorial | Do not fall for Trump’s anti-DEI rhetoric

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 3, 2025

As simple as it is, the anti-DEI rhetoric espoused by our nation’s right-wing pundits is anti-Black rhetoric. It has been since the start of Trump’s reelection campaign, and many are starting to not bother trying to mask their blatant racism.

Editorial | Placing trans women in men’s prisons is a death sentence

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 28, 2025

While the executive order represents a very unfortunate step back in visibility for trans and intersex people, it will directly and drastically increase the suffering of those already suffocating under the government’s boot — prison inmates.

Editorial | Schools must remain ICE-free to protect children

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 24, 2025

The 1982 Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe ruled that undocumented children have the right to public education, and it was believed that immigration arrests that took place in the school environment were unconstitutional. This is clearly not a belief of the Trump administration any longer, as Trump’s threats to commit a mass deportation — specifically against Latinx populations — become an increasingly likely reality.

Editorial | America has it all backward on censorship

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 14, 2025

A country founded on freedom that prides itself on being a leader in the matter has no business banning apps that serve as major forums where people find information and engage in discourse. It’s true that some people use the app to spread misinformation, but accurate information is also dispersed on the site. And unfortunately, it appears the ability to spread misinformation is being protected, while access to other information is slipping from our fingers day after day.