Opinion | We shouldn’t be afraid to “politicize” coronavirus
By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist
May 12, 2020
We shouldn’t politicize the virus — but we should politicize our response to government inaction.
Opinion | What Biden can learn from Clinton and Sanders
By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist
April 15, 2020
The last presidential election demonstrated that simply saying “I’m not as bad as Trump” won’t suffice. Wake up, Joe — it’s time to do some work.
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.