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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Yvonne Tang | Graphic Artist

The Land of the Unfree | Divine Politik

Caroline McCord November 11, 2022
Those of us who care about abolition and have not been incarcerated shouldn’t try to be their voice, but rather, their microphone. 
Yvonne Tang | Senior Graphic Artist

Resurrecting Feminism | Divine Politik

Caroline McCord October 19, 2022
Women and girls need to fight for each other now
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Ron DeSantis needs to read his bible | Divine Politik

Caroline McCord October 7, 2022

Perhaps the most fundamental, consentaneous, clear truth of the Bible is that there are few, if any, fundamental, consentaneous or clear truths within the sacred text at all. Many people spend their entire...

Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

To achieve abolition, we must first forgive | Divine Politik

Caroline McCord September 19, 2022
Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about some disparate stories: the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the write-ups on WriteAPrisoner.com. Although seemingly unconnected, in my mind these chronicles intersect, touching at a small point of moral grayness versus the usual black and white lens through which they’re viewed. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

The Rise of Robots Should Be the Downfall of Capitalism | Divine Politik

Caroline McCord September 13, 2022

There have been notable victories for American workers since last October — the first Amazon warehouse union in Staten Island has now amassed more than 8,000 members, more than 230 Starbucks have successfully...

Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: Grieving what’s not yet gone — a reflection on climate change

Caroline McCord May 3, 2022
Spending just one spring day outside can and should reinvigorate our fight against climate change. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: Leftism and Catholicism can and should coexist 

Caroline McCord April 21, 2022

As I write this, it is midway through Holy Week, the most sacred time of the year for practicing Christians. During this week, we reflect on the Paschal Mystery — the life, suffering, death and resurrection...

Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: In loving memory of a war criminal

Caroline McCord April 3, 2022
If we ever hope to achieve a world in which left-leaning policies — disarmament, pacifism, racial reparations and gender equity — are actually implemented, we must start by holding our elected left-leaning officials accountable. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: The war in Ukraine perfectly exemplifies Western hypocrisy

Caroline McCord March 20, 2022
War anywhere should be devastating to everyone, everywhere.
Lucas Zhang / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: In defense of the Deep South

Caroline McCord February 27, 2022
When people on the left give up on the South or decry it is an embarrassment, it is not the rich white conservatives who suffer. It’s everyone else. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: Population control isn’t progressive

Caroline McCord February 24, 2022
We know the main culprits of environmental ruin — think Exxon and Chevron, which also saw unprecedented capital gains during the last fiscal year — and it is not a traditional Catholic family with seven kids in Guatemala. 
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