On Jan. 8, President Obama proposed a plan that would make the first two years of community college free to all those willing to meet the requirements of his program. The proposal is the administration’s first plan for education reform in a while and is expected to be shut down…
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Headlines: Immigration
Congress’ inaction led President Obama to take action in order to build more accountability into the system’s immigration enforcement policy, especially in regards to unauthorized immigrants being allowed to stay in the United States and more comprehensive and punitive action for those who are not. “When I took office, I committed to…
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Headlines: Cuba
President Obama announced in December that the United States would pursue a new strategy towards Cuba. What did this relationship look like in the past and how will it change in the future? Since the Cold War in the early 1960s, the relationship between Cuba and the United States has…
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Hilltop Voices: Chandler Eaton on the Keystone Pipeline
The Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Americans Opportunity to Seek Environmental Stewardship As an environmental enthusiast and lover of the outdoors, I have found it agonizing to watch the Keystone XL pipeline project. For those who don’t know about the project, Canada wants to build an oil-transporting pipeline through the U.S.…
Read MoreThe career of Loretta Lynch, Obama’s nominee for attorney general
Meet Loretta Lynch, the next Attorney General of the United States. On Nov. 8, 2014 President Barack Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to succeed Eric Holder as U.S. attorney general. If confirmed, Lynch will be the first African-American woman to hold the position. According to many White House officials, including White…
Read MoreBailout legislation leaves many issues unresolved
Since the failure of Lehman Brothers and the passage of the Troubled Assets Relief Program the problems that caused the Great Recession remain largely unsolved. (Photo: President Barack Obama signs the 2010 Wall Street Reform Act. Source: Jim Young/Reuters) After the fall of the Lehman Brothers in 2008, congress passed…
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