Debunking Arguments in Favor of the Electoral College
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. In November 2000, newly elected New York Senator Hillary Clinton promised that when she took office in 2001, she would introduce a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College, the 18th-century, state-by-state, winner-take-all system for selecting the president. She never pursued her promise—a decision that must haunt her […]
Battle for Aleppo: ‘All hospitals are destroyed’
All medical facilities in Syria’s rebel-held Aleppo have been destroyed, health officials and opposition activists have told Al Jazeera, as another day of ferocious government bombardment on the besieged city left dozens of people dead. Air raids, barrel bombs and artillery fire killed at least 56 people on Saturday, volunteers with the White Helmets group […]
Rutgers confronts its ties to slavery in groundbreaking report
NEW BRUNSWICK — In an effort to confront its historical ties to slavery and address concerns raised by students, Rutgers University has compiled research that sheds new light on its beginnings, including an untold story of a slave who helped build the school’s iconic Old Queens administration building.
Oil Company Surrenders 15 Land Leases on Sacred Native American Land
During a ceremony in Washington, DC this Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Interior announced it was canceling 15 energy exploration leases on land that is sacred to Native Americans. The Badger-Two Medicine area is an expanse of wilderness stretching along the Montana mountain line that is home to the Blackfeet people. For the last 10,000 […]
Trump Meets Former Foe Romney, Tries to Fill Key Posts
Mitt Romney, who was one of Donald Trump’s harshest Republican critics during early stages of the U.S. political campaign, was one of a parade of officials meeting with Donald Trump Saturday as the president-elect works to fill key positions in his administration. Others traveling to Trump’s New Jersey golf course for meetings included education activists […]