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Should We Mourn the Wicked?

19 September 2025
Ethan Naber
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Content warning: This article contains quotations of racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, and anti-queer rhetoric, as well as discussions of political violence. On Sep. 10, 2025, American…

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Paris Climate Agreement withdrawal leaves citizens with lingering concerns

5 March 2025
Molly Haynes
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Photo by Markus Spiske via Uplash. It’s been almost two months since President Donald Trump was inaugurated, and the United States has already experienced drastic…

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The 2024 Presidential Elections Through the Eyes of Jewell Students

27 November 2024
Eliott Labeth
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U.S. departs from Afghanistan after 20-year war

24 September 2021
Zachary Dube
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After 20 years, the United States’ longest war is over. A day before President Joe Biden’s deadline of  Aug. 31, the U.S. evacuated Afghanistan of…

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Opinion: Should celebrities share their political opinions?

2 October 2020
Kenton Fox
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Kanye dons a MAGA hat, Lebron draws on Malcolm X in an interview – what commonality holds in the conjunction of these two events? As…

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United States and China increase tensions in trade conflict

13 April 2018
Catherine Dema
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China and the United States are escalating action against one other due to trade disputes. The conflict, while not new, has intensified during Trump’s presidency…

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Youth can change the world

9 March 2018
Savannah Hawley
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Young people all across the country are currently speaking out about gun violence in the U.S. Survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in…

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Extremism in American Politics: Part III

27 October 2017
Savannah Hawley
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In the U.S., partisan extremism has been on the rise since 1980. In order to investigate political extremism, we must examine some of its causes.…

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Extremism in American Politics: Part II

20 October 2017
Savannah Hawley
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In the U.S., partisan extremism has been on the rise since 1980 and has been growing more severe in recent decades. In order to investigate…

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