Breaking up Big Tech will do little to disrupt the technocratic power dynamics that largely drive the pulse of this country. The real conversation should be focused on the soft power that these companies exert, culturally and politically.
Catholics have championed fighting for the unborn since the mid-1970s when Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton set the precedent for abortion legality in the U.S. But in recent years, overcommitment to this issue has led many to sell out the Catholic Church’s beliefs on a whole host of issues.
The apparent internal contradiction between Nikki Haley's race and her ideology is not unique to her; rather, she is only the most prominent representative of a larger group of Indian American Republicans whose identity and party find themselves in an increasingly jarring tension.
The Trump administration is dismantling the coal ash rule sentence by sentence. Through a series of ostensibly unremarkable changes — an added exception here, an extended deadline there — the Trump EPA has poked enough holes in that environmental regulation to put this country’s water resources at risk.
We have mayors and governors and public health officials and transportation authorities and other people with power that have the right to tell us what to do. But, in response to this pandemic, we have created a twisted narrative of personal responsibility that distracts us from their failings.
Teacher union’s support for progressive agendas has bolstered the American left, which may become the ideological arena upon which Democrats and Republicans duel for votes in key swing states.
Gideon is far from perfect, but with the Senate majority up for grabs, she needs to be electable. There is too much at stake for Gideon to gamble on a purely Democratic base: She must win on-the-fence moderates to secure the seat in November.
The politicization of the science surrounding COVID-19 has crippled our response to the pandemic and will continue to do so if we continue along this path. It is necessary to invest in the necessary systemic shifts to turn around this pandemic and build a better relationship between science and society for tomorrow.
