Students should seize chance to vote
Election season offers students a unique chance to learn about politics — and themselves.
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Letter to the editor
The DREAM generation President Barack Obama bypassed Congress and implemented a new immigration policy Friday that will halt deportation of young illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. Individuals under the age of 30 who arrived to the U.S. before the age of 16 would be eligible for such immunity, granted that they […]
Was the Buffett Rule wisely obstructed?
The Buffett Rule rightly recognizes that our current tax laws do not address the reality of how the rich make and keep their money.
Politics must not compromise health
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation is right to fund breast cancer screening, and it was wrong to deny it in the first place.
President addresses college costs
More than 150 people attended a screening of the State of the Union address.
Obama moves address after push from Boehner
President Barack Obama’s jobs speech to Congress will take place next Thursday around 5 p.m. PST, after a public disagreement with House Speaker John Boehner when the president initially scheduled his address Wednesday night. Wednesday night is the first time that Congress returns to Washington after Labor Day, and is also the slated time slot […]
Partisanship makes U.S. Congress dysfunctional
Congress must work together in the coming year to keep the country’s economy afloat.
Congress can’t avoid confrontation
President Obama has asked for more polite discourse, and politicians have responded with the predictable gestures. Yet some USC students say they are scared unemployment and the deficit will diminish opportunities in the future.
Obama to address the nation tonight
President Barack Obama is expected to address the growing $14 trillion debt.tonight.
Congress cannot afford to turn back on Chinese
This week’s news cycle has been dominated by Chinese Premier Hu Jintao’s four-day visit to the United States. During his visit, Hu has held a series of meetings with President Barack Obama and other high-level policymakers, corporate titans and diplomats. The visit’s climax came Wednesday night, when Obama hosted an official state dinner highlighted by […]