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Minority Report: Keep Iowa first

Lincoln Son Currie March 4, 2021
My proposal is simple, there’s no action necessary — all you have to do is preserve the status quo, fight any changes to the current primary order and keep Iowa first.
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Minority Report: Don’t defame our greatest president

Lincoln Son Currie February 11, 2021
If you consider Lincoln’s entire career, you’ll see he wasn’t a problematic president and an entirely bad man — certainly not one unworthy of having a school named after him. 
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Diamonds and Rust: Nostalgia’s perks and downfalls

Joel Herbert February 3, 2021
Nostalgia’s good and bad usually exist simultaneously — the bittersweet pain of homecoming. If we are feeling down because of the past, then we need to live more in the moment. However, if we experience joy and happiness from our memories, then we should continue to let it give us hope and meaning.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

American Protest: Biden’s campaign highlights unity, Trump’s emphasizes division

Meredith Varner November 2, 2020
Biden calls for unification and improvement whereas Trump degrades and humiliates.
American Protest: American democracy is facing a potentially violent crisis

American Protest: American democracy is facing a potentially violent crisis

Meredith Varner October 20, 2020
While Trump's words carry their own dangers and empower those who believe women and other minorities are below them, the recent push toward violence and fascism has strengthened more than ever before.
WBUR CitySpace on Commonwealth Avenue. On June 23, WBUR held a virtual town hall briefing to discuss COVID-19, racial tensions and the 2020 presidential election. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

WBUR town hall discusses how pandemic, racial tensions may factor into presidential election

Nancy Jiang July 3, 2020
While libraries, universities, museums and other educational institutions remain physically closed in Boston, venues for discussion have been moving forward online. WBUR’s CitySpace has continued to hold weekly virtual town hall briefings, including a June 23 talk entitled “COVID-19 And The Presidential Election.”
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks to Sen. Elizabeth Warren supporters at City Hall Plaza Friday as the campaign ramped up canvassing efforts before Super Tuesday. ANGELA YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Warren canvassers ramp up statewide advocacy in final stretch before Super Tuesday

Angela Yang March 1, 2020
Canvassers for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign swept through various Boston neighborhoods the weekend before the Massachusetts primary.
EDITORIAL: Calling all moderate presidential candidates

EDITORIAL: Calling all moderate presidential candidates

Editors October 8, 2015

It seems as though every day a different presidential candidate makes some obscene comment about an issue that’s both topical and sensitive. Wednesday was no exception. Jezebel reported Wednesday that...

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