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Wear Me This: Sabyasachi controversy reveals the frailty of Western inclusivity

Sujena Soumyanath November 8, 2021
As an American, I can’t help but meet the Sabyasachi backlash with some degree of incredulity. As an Indian, however, I can understand the outcry.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

I Call Foul Play: Bipartisanship is unattainable with Trumpism still ruling the Republican Party

Luca Becker April 2, 2021
Until the GOP rids themselves of Trumpism, true bipartisanship is unattainable.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

2021 Breakdown: Manchin is the biggest roadblock for Democrats

Gabriella Aponte February 12, 2021
Instead of fighting with Democrats who want to help his constituents, Manchin should thank the party and the broader left for allowing him to call himself a Democrat and a great bipartisan figure.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: In defense of Joe Manchin

Lincoln Son Currie February 4, 2021
Instead of railing against Joe Manchin’s evil compromises, the left should thank him for delivering a coalition that can imperfectly govern.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

2021 Breakdown: Bipartisanship is a lose-lose situation

Gabriella Aponte January 27, 2021

It’s the dawn of a proverbial new day in the United States — a new president, a new administration and a renewed sense of confidence in the president’s ability to deal with the crises at hand. President...

Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

2021 Breakdown: Actions must have consequences, especially for those at the top

Gabriella Aponte January 15, 2021
Actions must have consequences, especially for those at the top who bear the responsibility for inciting the insurrection at Capitol Hill on Jan. 6.
Vanessa Bartlett/DFP STAFF

2020 Breakdown: Could a second wave of pandemic aid finally be on the way?

Gabriella Aponte October 13, 2020
Through all of the human suffering and economic destruction caused by the coronavirus pandemic, both sides of the aisle have managed to sit idly by as they watch the country burn.
Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: Hypocritical Republicans are finally getting their dose of karma

Gabriella Aponte October 8, 2020
The super-spreader event that led so many Republicans to become afflicted with coronavirus is the very event that could impede their main purpose for holding and attending it in the first place.
Lincoln Son Currie

Minority Report: Packing Heat

Lincoln Son Currie September 21, 2020
Now, I want to assuage liberals’ fears about what happens next vis-à-vis the selection of Ginsburg’s replacement.
Abbigale Shi

Mind Your Business: Our duty lies in Ginsburg’s legacy

Abbigale Shi September 20, 2020
Ginsburg was an American hero and a symbol of hope for so many marginalized groups — her passing marks a tremendous loss for the United States.
Religious choral group The Seraphim Singers perform a female-composed concert at the First Church in Cambridge Sunday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Seraphim Singers perform female-composed concert for female empowerment

David Simon March 5, 2020
The Seraphim Singers, a religious choral group grounded in modern-day social issues, performed at the First Church in Cambridge on Sunday with a concert entitled “Nevertheless, She Persisted,” inspired by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s testimony during Jeff Sessions’s Attorney General nomination hearings.

Elizabeth Warren joins airport protest against government shutdown

Haley Lerner January 22, 2019
Elizabeth Warren joined more than 100 airport workers and union members at Logan Airport to rally for fair working conditions and an end to the federal government shutdown.
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