In an era of growing distrust in the two-party system and voter nihilism, Tess McHugh PO ’25 highlights the importance of using your voice and voting towards the country you want to see.
Tag: Politics
‘A Simple Herstory’: Podcast creators remember past women on the presidential ballot
On March 21, the Scripps Presents series hosted “A Simple Herstory” podcasters Jocelyn Kuritsky SC ’04, Jonathan Goldberg and Jennifer Hall to discuss the country’s exhaustive track record of female presidential candidates.
The 2023 Payton Lectureship featuring Dr. Anita Hill: Social change is a relay, not a marathon
With regard to transformative shifts in society, Dr. Anita Hill wouldn’t say she identifies as an optimist, but is ever hopeful to overcome a number of impossible challenges. On Oct. 28, Pomona College invited Hill to speak on civil rights in current politics, education and greater society in the United States for the sixth annual Payton Distinguished Lectureship.
OPINION: The fight against misinformation is the path of least resistance
When it comes to the battle against misinformation, you have more power than you think, argues guest writer Luke Williams PO ‘23.
OPINION: The limits of college activism
Do college students have political leverage? Guest writer Marcello Ursic PO ‘24 on why disrupting an institution’s cash flow is the most effective form of political action.
Red house, blue senate: 5C students, professors react to ‘abnormal’ midterm elections
To understand the significance of the recent US midterm elections, TSL spoke with 5C students and faculty about their reactions.
OPINION: Gangsta rap is not the problem
The recent murders of rap artists are connected via structural violence, gun laws, over-policing and systemic poverty — not via the contents of their music, argues David De Souza PO ’24.
OPINION: The left must let go of ideological purity
If the left wants to affect lasting change, they need to shift away from lofty goals and tackle the system from within, argues Margot Rosenblatt SC ‘24.
As money pours into California’s proposition campaigns, 5C students serve up the facts
With reproductive freedom, gambling, dialysis and greenhouse gasses among the seven propositions on California’s Nov. 8 midterm ballot, Claremont McKenna College’s Rose Institute of State and Local Government released a “Video Voter Guide” last month to help Californians understand what their vote means.
From Green Beach to Whitehall: CMC alum Murty moves into Downing Street as Britain’s new ‘First Lady’
Claremont McKenna College now has a direct connection to 10 Downing Street. On Oct. 25, Rishi Sunak became Britain’s first leader of color and third prime minister in two months, following Liz Truss’s abrupt resignation. The 42-year-old former banker is married to CMC alumna and trustee Akshata N. Murty CM