Publicly financed political campaigns could loosen special interests’ grip on the government
In today's American political climate, most people do not trust the government. This is the fault of special interest groups financing political campaigns, causing candidates to be indebted to a group rather than the...
McCarthy’s removal is a sure sign of weak Republican leadership
Last Tuesday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy became the first House Speaker to be ousted by a “motion to vacate." In a 216-210 vote, McCarthy’s historic removal was led by a small group of right-wing House...
Ableism is one of the hallmarks of higher education, and UC Riverside is no...
This past spring, University of California students voiced their concerns about the UC system’s shortcomings related to disability services. The UC Student Association has put out statements showing the need to spend exponentially more...
Vetoed bill to require free condoms in public high schools would cost less than...
At the end of 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill requiring free access to condoms in all California public high schools, citing the state’s ongoing “economic risk and revenue uncertainty” as the main...
First-year students suffer from FAFSA technical glitches
As high school seniors begin to hear back from colleges in the coming weeks, many have been left in financial limbo due to technical glitches in the revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid...
We should not expect progressive changes from the Biden Administration without a little push
Although Joe Biden’s win was a positive turn of events given the last four catastrophic years, the fight for a better America is not over. Given Joe Biden’s cabinet candidates, the country will likely...
Health Coverage — Protecting Your Personal Investment: A Note to Graduates
By: Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer and Cástulo de la Rocha
The two of us are among dozens of commencement speakers at California’s colleges and universities this year who are calling out the importance of having...
Protecting the American people, one less federal job at a time
Staying true to his unwavering stance on allocating $5 billion towards a border wall, President Trump, alongside bringing the government to a partial shutdown, has also issued an executive order that freezes the pay...
One size does not fit all: Riverside homelessness
In 2018, “the number of homeless people in Riverside County decreased by 4 percent” compared to the year before. Clearly, this is a good sign: reducing homelessness is imperative to providing these individuals with...
Trump’s reckless economic aggression against China will result in an inevitable humiliation for America
On May 10, President Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, and China retaliated with their own tariffs on $60 billion worth of American imports. Although a temporary truce...