Opinion | Democrats and Republicans are both villains

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • April 11, 2025

It's nice to revel in the good for a moment. To feel like our politicians are actually representing our will and making real, tangible change. To believe that, just maybe, our elected officials really do care about the people in this nation and not about holding onto power for just a little while longer. But we can’t let a single moment of action distract from a larger, troubling pattern of complacency.

Opinion | Last minute Kamala Harris rally was worth the effort

By Katelyn Jones, Staff Columnist • November 11, 2024

Harris did an incredible job of working to try and show those in both parties that she is not for one opinion or one type of America.

‘Afraid of being judged’: Students talk comfort with expressing their political views on campus

By Briana Bindus, Assistant News Editor • October 15, 2024

Universities are a place for political groups to energize student engagement in the election, but some Republican student voters say they have a more limited ability to freely express political views than Democratic students on Pitt’s campus. 

Pitt students say youth vote boosted Democrats in midterm elections

By Alexandra Ross, Senior Staff Writer • November 11, 2022

Some Pitt students believe high youth voter turnout may be the reason for Democratic victories in Pennsylvania. More than 31% of registered voters in Pittsburgh’s fourth ward — home to Pitt’s campus — voted on Tuesday.

‘Our words are not matching our actions’: Summer Lee critiques Democratic party during Pitt visit

By Alexandra Ross, Senior Staff Writer • October 7, 2022

Pitt College Democrats and Pitt Law Democrats hosted Summer Lee to discuss her campaign and the current state of Pennsylvania politics. Lee spoke about her campaign, the Democratic party and the youth vote.

Opinion | Political hypocrisy shouldn’t stay the norm

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • September 8, 2021

I wondered why it was so difficult for me to admit that Biden dropped the ball.

Opinion | Democrats should rely on young people to navigate political crossroads

By India Krug, Senior Staff Columnist • July 14, 2021

Campaigns, legislators and organizations will gladly accept our unpaid labor, but don’t care about what we have to say.

Opinion | Moderates are holding the Democratic Party back

By Ethan Tessler, Staff Columnist • November 16, 2020

The era of centrist “Bill Clinton” type democrats is over and if democratic candidates fail to embrace the ever-popular progressive policies then they will fail to win re-election.

Opinion | Don’t let Republicans snag the first female presidency

By Alison Sivitz, For The Pitt News • March 17, 2020

In the end, I worry that the progressive wing’s tendency to default to moral purity will ultimately mean that no progressive woman will live up to the standards necessary to satisfy voters and snag the presidency.

Opinion | Bloomberg undermines and threatens Democratic values

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • February 23, 2020

His obscene personal wealth, deeply troubling political record and corrupt campaign strategy make him one of the largest threats to the integrity of the Democratic Party.