Opinion | The U.S. has a problem — the voters don’t care. Let’s fix that.
By Ethan Tessler, Staff Columnist
September 15, 2020
Though there are many reasons why Americans don’t vote, there are ways to eliminate this problem and create a culture of better informed voters.
Opinion | The RNC tops the DNC despite prevalent flaws
By Ted Bryant, For The Pitt News
September 2, 2020
The unorthodox virtual Democratic and Republican National conventions have come to an end. The Republicans seem to have come out on top judging from recent polls.
Opinion | The NFL’s Rooney Rule can help diversify our governments
By Kartik Kannan, For The Pitt News
September 1, 2020
The NFL instituted the Rooney Rule in 2003, which got its name from Steelers owner Dan Rooney’s efforts to make the personnel behind professional football more diverse.
Opinion | Americans need a populist that will fight for them
By Ethan Tessler, Staff Columnist
August 26, 2020
America needs a populist president.
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.”