Written By Denise Minichini Celebrities have always been involved in the US election campaigns, dating back to 1920, when Warren G. Harding and James Cox were running up for presidency. Al Jolson, one of the most charismatic and influential personalities in America at the time, with 70 fellow actors rode the train from Chicago to…
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Celebrity Endorsements and the Election: Can They Really Make a Difference?
VIDEO: The issues troubling American students
With just a few days to go until the monumental 2016 US Presidential Election, our friends at Montclair State University have been finding out the issues that US students will be putting first when they cast their vote on Tuesday.
Has Bernie Sanders started a Democratic Socialist uprising?
by Jago Corry With the populist rise of Bernie Sanders and the increased support of third party applicants including Jill Stein and Gary Johnson, could this election mark a quiet revolution of left-wing parties? Stein, the Green party left leaning eco-socialist presidential candidate, and Johnson, the Libertarian candidate, collectively gained 6.7% of a RealClearPolitics poll where…
Voices of the people – “Choosing the lesser of two evils?”
Written by Behki Valls Moragas “I hate Hillary and I hate Trump. If you ask me what I think it’s a giant douche versus a turd sandwich.” These are the words of Vinnie, inhabitant of Montclair university. The New Jersey native is a candidate sceptic, as is the case for many young people in the…
A dummy’s guide to the Supreme Court
Written by Rufaro Ndoro What is the Supreme Court? The highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices. (Justices are judges of the supreme court) Justices are nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate. What is its role? The supreme court is the highest court in the land so therefore being…