Allegheny County’s prison system reflects the problems the American criminal justice system has faced for years.
Pitt’s Institute of Politics released a report Wednesday titled “Criminal Justice...
Try as they might, most members of the media still have very little idea what exactly happened at the polls last Tuesday.
Even pundits and pollsters as prophetic as FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver had...
By now, you’ve probably heard the name Steve Bannon floating around. If not, here’s a primer.
As the former executive chairman of the self-described “Trump loudspeaker” site Breitbart.com, Bannon...
As soon as I started playing “Battlefield 1,” I couldn’t stop.
The World War I shooter that I and hundreds of others had been anticipating finally came out in late October and has quickly become...
With a Donald Trump presidency just months away, the media world is fighting to win back the trust readers have abandoned.
Which means that in a world full of fake news and unverified fluff masquerading...
About six years ago, I began to identify privately as bisexual.
I kept the revelation to myself because I’m from Kentucky, a state known for being quite conservative. And, as a Catholic, I constantly...
Although the election has passed, social media is still a haven for articles, thinkpieces and commentary on the presidential candidates — now focused more squarely on President-elect Donald Trump.
In...
Behind every vote, there’s a story.
My story is filled with experiences, relationships, childhood memories, passions, mistakes and successes that shape who I am today — just like anybody else....
It’s mourning again in America.
Every generation has a moment defined by the pain left in its wake. Our parents survived the administrations of Richard Nixon and George W. Bush. Most of us grew up...
I am an immigrant. I've lived in this country for 17 of my 19 years. I am a student, a friend, a daughter. I have faced racism, and I have had to work hard to build the small safety net I have, and because...