The election indicated that the United States is much more progressive than it thinks.
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Members of the USC community cast their ballots Tuesday at on-campus polling stations, voting in state and national elections. Photos by Austin Vogel.
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A $6 billion campaign filled with gaffes distracted from real issues and real democracy.
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Elena Kadvany: Point In 1972, the political term “October surprise” was coined. Twelve days before the presidential election between former president Richard Nixon and then-Sen. George McGovern, then-National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger announced that “peace was at hand” in Vietnam, changing the game on a crucial election issue that might have swayed many voters’ decisions [...]
Read the rest of this article »Next president needs to address climate change
The president-elect has the power to make climate change an issue people care about.
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Students should not be constrained by the two-party system but should consider third-party candidates.
Read the rest of this article »Tax policy numbers don’t lie Though both candidates have claimed roles as champions of the middle class in the recent presidential debates, I thought we better look at the facts hidden in both parties’ tax policy plans. The Democratic plan extends all the current income tax rates except for the top individual rate. In other [...]
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America calls itself the inventor of modern democracy, yet with a mere 62 percent voter turnout for the last presidential election, voter participation in the United States is one of the lowest for any democratic country in the world. Nearly 40 percent of Americans forfeited their right — and civic duty — to vote in [...]
Read the rest of this article »Point/Counterpoint: The Final Presidential Debate
Point: Elena Kadvany There weren’t many surprises in tonight’s presidential debate. Moderator Bob Schieffer asked the expected questions about Libya, Syria, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and China. As always, there were many important topics left undebated — Greece, the Eurocrisis, Mexico’s drug war. The candidates were pretty civilized, nitpicking on some claims but also agreeing on [...]
Read the rest of this article »Candidates clash in town hall debate
President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney emphasize policy differences in debate.
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