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
Tag: Government
OPINION: We are not all going to the moon
Cryptocurrency is not the universally accessible wealth generator that the hype would have you believe, and should especially never be allowed to take over government functions, writes guest columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24.
Meet your neighbor: CMC Professor Dionne Bensonsmith
In this week’s “Meet your neighbor,” CMC professor Dionne Bensonsmith reflects on her experience with the reproductive justice movement.
OPINION: How the Pentagon keeps the United States in endless wars
The military has boxed presidents and the American public into continuing the war in Afghanistan, writes Carter Moyer HM ’24.
OPINION: American politics is a brute and drooling slop
Political parties are the clashes of pointless policy, argues Patrick Hutecker HM ’24. He’d rather move to Yosemite than join Congress.
OPINION: We need to reimagine the Supreme Court to save ourselves
RBG’s passing is a moment for revolutionary thinking –– we need to restructure systems of power, says Aarushi Phalke PO ’24.
OPINION: Empower small governments to achieve social justice
Empowering local governments and communities of color provides an opportunity for widespread systemic change to be enacted.
Claremont Colleges to receive $4 million from coronavirus aid bill
The Claremont Colleges will receive more than $4 million from the federal government to help reduce economic hardship created by COVID-19.
The bassline: A Swift transition from ‘Red’ to blue — Taylor Swift’s political fight
Music columnist Kyla Walker PO ’22 explores Taylor Swift’s whirlwind transition from political privacy to political activism in “Miss Americana.”
Fisher out of water: Why easier classes are not always better
Gabe Fisher CMC ’21 discusses the pitfalls of studying abroad at a university where lectures are large and office hours are not commonplace.