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African American teachers from the Washington Teachers Union, Local 6 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO on the picket line, Washington, D.C in 1979.
//Courtesy of the Library of Congress

THE POVERTY OF ELECTORAL POLITICS

Nikoli Weir, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

Americans have started to see the electoral system for what it really is – a laughable charade. This belief has become so widespread that even sycophants of the rotten system have been forced to acknowledge...

Emily Eckland for The Criterion

Death by Politics

Jace DiCola September 13, 2020

Crooked. Sleazy. Corrupt. Sleepy. Crazy. Liar. Weakling. Racist. Extremist. Terrorist. No, it’s not the playground where you will hear these words thrown around the most, but in just about any conversation...

Should professors leave politics at the door?

Mason Moore September 17, 2017

Political opinions are like faces, everyone has one and some are worse than the others, subjectively, that is. All our professors are people too, and therefore, have their own unique face and political...

The President is being misjudged

Crite Staff February 12, 2017

by Jared Rouse British Prime Minister Theresa May invited President Trump to make a state visit to the United Kingdom just one week after his inauguration. Since then, some members of Parliament have...

Kellyanne Conway and the Bowling Green Massacre

Crite Staff February 12, 2017

by Jared Rouse On Feb. 2, Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, referred to a nonexistent event on MSNBC in an attempt to defend President Trump’s temporary travel ban on seven Muslim majority...

Mad? Call Congress.

Crite Staff February 6, 2017

by Jake Carmin Politically, last week was exhausting. Last Friday, President Trump signed a poorly-written executive order that placed a 90-day ban on immigration from seven majority Muslim countries,...

One More Vote, Mavs

Crite Staff November 13, 2016

by Jake Carmin Generally, when I write for the Crite, I write about national politics and presidential races. This time, however, I’d like to address students on a much more local issue: Associated...

Politics are not for minors

Crite Staff November 13, 2016

by Caleb Quimby With our new president chosen this past Tuesday, I felt now would be a good time to talk about minors and politics. Should minors have a right to discuss politics or candidates and express...

How Jake and Alec Got Everything Wrong: Criterion Politics Podcast Episode Two

Crite Staff November 11, 2016

Jake and Alec spent their first podcast getting almost everything wrong. In their second try, they react to the election results, and look to the future.

Jake and Alec are 15 months late to election coverage: Criterion Politics Podcast Episode One

Crite Staff November 11, 2016

In their first episode, Jake and Alec debrief about the 2016 election cycle, predict election outcomes, and fret about the future.

What to expect on the election day ballot

Crite Staff October 31, 2016

Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton (w/ VP Tim Kaine): Hillary Rodham Clinton is the Democratic Party’s nominee for president and has served as a senator for New York and the U.S. secretary of...

What has this election done to us?

Crite Staff October 31, 2016

by Tyler Fransen For the last 16 months, America has been watching with the rest of the world, as our election unfolds into chaos. What was once thought to be the proudest time in our nation’s history—the...

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