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Putin Proposes New Constitutional Reforms
This January, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed some reforms to the Russian Constitution, which serves to transfer power away from the presidency to the various…
The 2020 Republican Field
Disclaimer: This is a satirical piece for the Tattler’s April Fools’ issue As the Democratic primaries eliminate one prominent unknown politician for months on…
Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Charges by Senate
On February 5, 2020, President Donald Trump was acquitted by the US Senate of abusing his power and obstructing Congress. He had previously been impeached…
The Ninth Democratic Debate
The ninth Democratic debate was a political battle that lasted an intense two hours. Earlier debates were informational and became repetitive, but the ninth debate,…
Recap of the Seventh Democratic Debate
On January 14, six candidates lined up on stage for the debate. The candidates ranged from Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, former…
The Iowa Caucuses
The concept of the Iowa caucuses is hardly understood by Iowans themselves, much less New Yorkers. Usually, on Election Day, everyone goes to the polls…
Analysis of the Fifth Democratic Debate
Going into the fifth Democratic Debate, the stage had already changed. Julian Castro did not make the cut, and Beto O’Rourke dropped out. On top…
Rising Voices: Mothers in Activism
Recently, many people have heard of (or participated in) the Global Climate Strike, a large-scale movement that encourages mainly young people to “walk out” of…
Analysis of the Fourth Democratic Debate
On October 15, the Democratic candidates for President gathered in Ohio for the fourth Democratic debate. Earlier, on October 1, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont…
A Recap of the Third Democratic Debate
September 12 was the third installment in the Democratic primary debate cycle. The night started off with opening statements in order to announce what each…
Andrew Yang: Give Him a Chance
Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur, is one of the dozens of Democratic hopefuls trying to reinspire a nation that is frustrated with the current administration. His…
On February 24, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer left representatives from numerous news outlets hungering for flustered gum-chewing, stuttering, and half-hearted justifications for golfing…
Ithaca Residents Gather at Congressional Town Hall
It wasn’t even 6:00 a.m. and the temperature was a bit under 15 degrees Fahrenheit, with the wind making it even worse. Hundreds of Ithaca…
United States and Russia: Democratic Witch Hunt or Trump Administration Conspiracy?
On The Rachel Maddow Show on March 10, Maddow connected some more dots between the U.S. and its relation with Russia. But the question remains:…
On November 8, many IHS students watched helplessly as America’s adult population handed the country over to a person who lost both our school’s and…
Imagine being forced to live in the most remote corners of the Upper Midwest because other people came and took your land for themselves. Then,…
Women’s March on Ithaca
An estimated 10,000 Ithacans came together on January 21 for the Women’s March on Ithaca, which was held in solidarity with the Women’s March on…
Women March for Rights and Respect
Down every side street, women and men clad in pink “pussyhats” shuffled forward to join the already overflowing mass of people marching down Pennsylvania Avenue.…
Cuomo Proposes Free SUNY Tuition
A college education is one of the most expensive financial endeavors of people’s lives. People pay thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars just for…
This Is an Intervention, America
Wake up, America: 2016 is over, long over by now, and you are still not over it, still hungover from that terrible last night when…
Center Spread: The Rise and Fall of the Affordable Care Act
2016 U.S. General Election Results
The momentous 2016 election had a huge number of tightly contested races for seats in State Legislatures, both houses of the United States Congress, and…
What on Earth Happened?
After what has been the craziest election most of us at IHS can remember, there has been an outbreak of panic and distress. To many…
Final Electoral College Prediction
Our fateful election is now only days away. Twenty-one failed campaigns and a whole year and a half of vicious rhetoric and cynicism later, the…
Voters Are Right To Be Concerned Over Hillary’s Health
Is Hillary Clinton on the verge of death, or is she perfectly healthy and all claims otherwise are just part of yet another vast right-wing…
September Electoral College Prediction
Following the massive gatherings of both the Democratic and Republican party elites at their respective conventions earlier this summer, our nation now braces itself for…