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Satire | America’s the greatest country — SIKE

By Grace DeLallo, Assistant Opinions Editor • March 31, 2022

America is the best country ever... or is it?

Opinion | Biden must take a hardline on Saudi Arabia to save Yemen

By Jack Troy, For The Pitt News • February 26, 2021

The Biden administration should freeze all arms sales and limit trade with the kingdom until the Saudis withdraw from this cruel war.

Opinion | Things are actually pretty good right now

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist • January 15, 2020

All things considered, the 2020s are starting out as a pretty good time to be alive, economically speaking, for most people in the United States.

US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council

By Tracy Wilkinson | Tribune Washington Bureau • June 19, 2018

WASHINGTON _ The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is withdrawing from the U.N. body that oversees human rights around the globe, saying the 47-nation council has shown an "unconscionable" bias...

‘No Progress’ in NAFTA talks, Canadian labor leader says

By Josh Wingrove and Eric Martin | Bloomberg News (TNS) • September 24, 2017

The head of Canada's largest private-sector union said there's been "no progress" in North American Free Trade Agreement talks and that he expects the U.S., Mexico and Canada to eventually abandon them. The...

Column: U.S. shows hypocrisy toward Puerto Rico

By Christian Snyder / Opinions Editor • July 12, 2017

Since the Spanish claimed Puerto Rico for their own in 1493, the land saw independent rule from July 17 to July 25 1898. Eight days. The American invasion of Puerto Rico on July 25, 1898, changed...

Wrestling: Gavin, Zanetta to take part in USA World Team Trials

By Chris Puzia / Assistant Sports Editor • May 29, 2014

Two Pitt wrestlers, one past and one present, will compete to represent their country at the USA World Team Trials.Former Pitt star Keith Gavin and rising sophomore Nick Zanetta will travel to Madison,...