Opinion | Trump’s coronavirus response sucks
By Devi Ruia, Senior Staff Columnist
March 15, 2020
At every stage of the coronavirus outbreak, Trump has done the wrong thing, presumably based on a combination of incompetence, narcissism and a desire to protect himself politically.
Editorial: It’s time to condense the primary process
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 4, 2020
The United States should condense the far-reaching spread of primary elections into a single, nationwide day of primaries.
Editorial: Allegheny County endorses Heather Kass, neglects more progressive candidates
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 18, 2020
The ACDC’s endorsement of Kass is a poor decision because her views are not reflective of the larger Democratic party and her receiving the endorsement will not unify Democrats in the region.
Opinion | Don’t be so Swift to shake off Taylor’s politics
By Alison Sivitz, For The Pitt News
February 12, 2020
For the majority of my life, the most political statement she’d ever made was “haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate.”
Opinion | “IOWAit” a better primary system
By Devi Ruia, Senior Staff Columnist
February 10, 2020
It’s time we do away with caucuses, switch to a ranked choice voting system instead and change which states go first in the primaries.
Pittsburgh Against Fascism in India holds teach-in
By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Assistant News Editor
January 21, 2020
The Pittsburgh Against Facism in India Teach-in was held to educate people on India's current political state.
Pitt grad students and faculty speak out against fascism in India
By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Assistant News Editor
January 17, 2020
Tanvir, Mukherjee and other fellow graduate students and faculty concerned about the political climate in India began to discuss the possibility of organizing a movement in Pittsburgh.
Opinion | Spotify Wrapped: American politics of the decade edition
By Devi Ruia, Senior Staff Columnist
January 7, 2020
Here are some of my favorite moments in American politics throughout the decade — think of it as a Spotify Wrapped for our nation.
Opinion | El-Sayed podcast provides much needed recognition of intersectionality of health and politics
By Loretta Donoghue, For The Pitt News
October 8, 2019
We have to recognize this connectedness in order to advance politically.
Opinion | Sandy Hook video disturbing but necessary
By Remy Samuels, Staff Columnist
September 22, 2019
So although the video it posted is quite graphic, it is an effective way of promoting its message of transforming something deeply upsetting into something that will make people more aware of the urgency of this issue.