Even in the waning days of his presidency, Donald Trump still finds a way to attack the institutions of the democratic system that put him in power. As more is uncovered about the attack on the U.S. Capitol that took place on January 6, the more we learn about howContinue Reading
So far, President-elect Joe Biden’s picks for positions in his cabinet are a breath of fresh air. Despite the rumors flying around before and after the election of household names to major positions, like Elizabeth Warren as Secretary of the Treasury or Bernie Sanders as the Secretary of Labor, BidenContinue Reading
The United States has been struggling with something for a long while now. It is not the pursuit of a goal for the betterment of the people, nor is it the worry of a tangible threat to national security. It is the decaying of an ideal that was once heldContinue Reading
The ballots have been counted and the results are in. Or are they? President Trump has launched a full fledged attack on the election outcome, which as of right now has presented Joe Biden as the president-elect. These lawsuits and accusations have taken this already crazy and unorthodox election andContinue Reading
The election of President-elect Joe Biden has raised hopes for a return to “normalcy” in American politics. Biden has stated that his reason for running for president was to “restore the soul of America.” But the question remains, is there a normal to return to or a soul that canContinue Reading
For too long, Republican leadership in the Senate and the White House have held up legislation that will benefit Americans. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked bills that would address the COVID-19 crisis, voting rights, election security, LGBTQ discrimination, Dreamers, pay discrimination, wage increases and many other issues; overContinue Reading
Amidst the tension and confusion of the presidential election and the counting of votes, President Donald Trump and his hardcore supporters demonstrated once again that they do not care about democracy. Rather, they care about winning no matter what. For the past five years, Trump has made it very clearContinue Reading
By the time this is published, Election Day will have come and gone. Hopefully, we will know the outcome. But regardless of who wins, Donald Trump or Joe Biden, there are two guaranteed losers: the American people and the working class. This is not to say that Donald Trump andContinue Reading
The voting is done. The campaigns are over. And by the time this issue of the Concordian is released we may have a new president of the United States of America, but most likely we will still be waiting for the results of the election. That being said I wantedContinue Reading
In recent years, the political environment in the United States has become increasingly more contentious. For the last decade or so, growing hyperpartisanship has created larger divides between the two major American political parties; where once there was the potential for compromise on a range of issues, there now existsContinue Reading