As of midnight today, the most recent continuing resolution to fund the government ran out, and the government shut down for the first time in 17 years. The Republican Party is refusing to fund the government unless the Affordable Care Act is defunded or delayed. This runs counter to the past five years of government,… Continue reading The Seeds Were Sown in 2010
North Carolina will be the next state to be sued by the federal Department of Justice over its voting law, which was signed by Governor Pat McCrory in August. The federal lawsuit accuses the state of racial discrimination, since minorities of North Carolina are less likely to have the proper forms of ID than white… Continue reading Update on the NC Voting Law
As of this moment, freshman Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is leading a sort of filibuster on the Senate floor. As the current continuing resolution that funds the government dwindles down to its final week, some members of the Republican Party are threatening to refuse to pass a new continuing resolution unless the Affordable Care Act… Continue reading Double Trouble
We may be Blue Devils, but Senate Bill 666, filed yesterday in the North Carolina General Assembly, is a threat to our voting rights. The first page of this bill contains the following text: “The taxpayer is allowed an exemption amount for each qualifying child, as provided by section 151(c) of the Code for the taxable year, unless the… Continue reading Blue Devils Against SB 666
It happened a year ago today. A young man named Trayvon Martin was walking home to watch the NBA All-Star Game that Sunday night when a man named George Zimmerman saw him and became suspicious. The details are fuzzy, but we at least know this: He called the police, was instructed not to follow Martin,… Continue reading A Year of Reflection after Trayvon Martin’s Death
If 42 people died in one mass shooting, it would rank among the worst acts of violence in American history. In Chicago, that’s a tragedy known as January. It’s a city that saw 506 homicides in 2012, and these acts of violence were not of the same character as the one that left 20 children… Continue reading A national tragedy
By Diego Quezada Around this time of year, most voters are primarily voting because of the presidential race. People tend to pay less attention to the state races, and many don’t even bother to vote in them. But any Duke student planning to vote for President Barack Obama should also know that it’s crucial to… Continue reading Vote for Walter Dalton
