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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

We’ve all been sleeping on Marianne Williamson | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano November 8, 2023
Even though there's no way Marianne Williamson edges out Biden to become the Democratic nominee, we could all still learn from her platform's progressive break with the status quo.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Supreme Court slashes affirmative action: what should come next?

Editors September 11, 2023

The Supreme Court voted 6-2 on June 29 on the case Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard College in a decision which determined that affirmative action in higher education violated the Equal Protections...

Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Dean Adil Najam spoke at a virtual panel hosted by Boston University’s Alumni and Friends on Tuesday about the impacts of climate change. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SPH, Pardee deans hold ‘fireside chat’ on climate change

Anuj Sawhney November 16, 2020
This year is projected to be the warmest or second-warmest year on record. Climate change is expected to affect all areas of the globe, and in some manners, it already has.
Minority Report: A time to celebrate our democracy

Minority Report: A time to celebrate our democracy

Lincoln Son Currie November 9, 2020
This election kept my hope in America alive, and my wish for all Biden supporters is to enjoy every second of this victory lap. We earned it.
Jun Li/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: A precedented election

Lincoln Son Currie November 3, 2020
No matter who the president-elect is, he will have followed a precedent. I hope and expect 2020 will follow the precedent set in 1932, not 1948, by sending a Democrat to the White House following an economic disaster that began under a Republican president.
BERMAN: Trump’s first 100 days

BERMAN: Trump’s first 100 days

Max Berman April 26, 2017

The first 100 days of the Trump presidency are coming to an end. President Donald Trump has miraculously repealed and replaced Obamacare with a much better alternative, managed to get Mexico to pay for...

BERMAN: A preference for political podcasts

BERMAN: A preference for political podcasts

Max Berman March 19, 2017

The first major shift in news consumption occurred with the advent of the radio. Newspapers had a monopoly on news coverage — I mean, it’s in the name — with little exception. After taking office...

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