I wholeheartedly believe that the hearings surrounding Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination into the Supreme Court will be remembered historically for years to come. Never has confirmation hearings been this saturated in the media; trying to avoid the news surrounding them was practically inescapable. All this was in turn because of the bravery of a woman named Christine Blasey Ford. Dr. ... Read More »
An acclaimed producer and documentarian hailing from Milwaukee came to the Dreyfus University Center Theater to discuss Latinos in the media on April 16. Dr. Raúl Galván was invited on behalf of The Latin American/Caribbean Speaker Series on campus. Galván holds a Ph.D in global history from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a master’s degree from Marquette University in Broadcast ... Read More »
The Trump administration imposed a tariff on imported solar panels this January. Robert Lighthize, U.S. trade representative, said that the tariff comes at the recommendation of the Trade Policy Committee based on information that U.S. producers were being hurt by imports. “The President’s action makes clear again that the Trump administration will always defend American workers, farmers, ranchers and businesses ... Read More »
Starting in early September, President Trump ordered an end to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program established by the Obama Administration. DACA, is a policy that protects undocumented immigrants under the age of 16. The children are eligible to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and could also be eligible for a work permit. Those ... Read More »
On Friday, March 24, following President Trump’s repeated campaign promises to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also referred to as ACA or Obamacare, the GOP Healthcare bill fell through after facing opposition within the Republican party. The bill formally referred to as the American Health Care Act, also known as AHCA or Obamacare-lite, was created to replace the ... Read More »
National Strike Day, held on Feb. 17, had many people staying home from work and school to send a message to the Trump administration. Taking place on the last working day before President’s Day, the strike was organized by a group called Strike4Democracy. The associated website, f17strike.com, described the goal of the strike as one of showing dissent for unconstitutional ... Read More »
On Feb. 16, President Trump signed the Stream Protection Rule out of existence. A repeal which was voted for by the Senate and House of Representatives earlier in the month. The rule had only just been passed in December during the final weeks of Obama’s presidency. The Obama administration had high hopes for the legislation. In December, the Department of ... Read More »
Though the travel ban and its implied origins met heavy criticism, and protest formed across the United States, the ban is not drastically different from the overall history of the American immigration policy. In K-12 schooling America is often described as the melting pot, the place people of all ethnicities and religions come to live and work together. In contrast ... Read More »
2016 is officially the hottest year since record keeping began in the 1800s. Even with a La Niña event cooling the globe down during the last few months of 2016, the year still broke the record for average global temperatures. Data collected by the NOAA declared that the average global temperature was 1.69 degrees Fahrenheit above the average of 57.2 ... Read More »
On Tuesday, Jan. 24, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to revive the Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines. Construction on the 1,170 mile Dakota Access Pipeline has been on standstill since last year when former President Barack Obama instructed the Army corps to explore other possible route options. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe and other Native American groups ... Read More »
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