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The demonization of welfare | Con-Current Events

Frank Yang April 22, 2024
Constituents not speaking up for welfare programs that millions of Americans rely on not only allows the government to take actions to remove these programs but also signals that further actions to cut other programs could be taken.
Abbigale Shi

Mind your business: Ableism is rooted in capitalism

Abbigale Shi November 20, 2020
If you want to fight ableism, you must be able to recognize that it is, and has been for a long time, rooted in capitalism.
Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: What is the future of the Democratic Party?

Gabriella Aponte October 29, 2020
The future of the Democratic Party is one with two defined factions: the moderate, incrementalistic faction that fights to maintain the status quo, and the progressive, democratic socialists who fight to change the system.
Abbigale Shi

Mind Your Business: Vote for Biden, but remember that we are settling

Abbigale Shi October 2, 2020
Those of us who are voting for Biden, no matter what, should remember that we are still settling by doing so.
Low-income students at institutions of higher education face a variety of social obstacles in addition to their financial limitations. A group of BU students are leading a campaign to raise awareness for this systemic issue. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Low-income students say being poor makes paying for college hard — and having a social life harder

Shannon Larson May 2, 2018
Growing up in the Bronx provided a safe haven for Pamela Munoz. Fiscal challenges among the borough’s inhabitants were not uncommon, and cultural backgrounds were diverse, bringing life to the community’s largely impoverished population.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders speak at a rally for Our Revolution Massachusetts Friday night at the Orpheum Theatre. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sanders, Warren call for party unification to resist Trump

Laney Ruckstuhl April 2, 2017

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma.) delivered a clear message to a roaring crowd of more than 1,600 people on Friday night at a rally at the Orpheum Theater.“We’ve got to be...

GRAPHIC BY GABRIELLE DIPIETRO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

More people over 60 are paying off student loans, report finds

Breanne Kovatch January 25, 2017

In a report released earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that the number of Americans age 60 and older who have student loan debt has quadrupled in the past decade. Additionally,...

OP-ED: In response to "Trump is bad, Cruz is terrifying"

OP-ED: In response to “Trump is bad, Cruz is terrifying”

Editors February 2, 2016

Op-eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Thank you for your thoughtful and well-written essay. I respond with respect. So Ms. Gamades,...

Federal gov’t. shutdown leaves Boston agencies closed, employees furloughed

Daily Free Press Admin October 2, 2013

Closing for the first time in 17 years, the federal government shut down on Tuesday, leaving federally funded agencies in Boston closed and government employees furloughed indefinitely. Kent Portney,...

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