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Martin McPhee

This author has written 4 articles
Borrowing the Cuomo Playbook: Why Progressives Should Campaign in Poetry
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Borrowing the Cuomo Playbook: Why Progressives Should Campaign in Poetry

Andrew Cuomo perfectly embodies the archetypal, calculating politician — saying what voters want to hear while rarely standing for anything with consistency. His political philosophy (if…

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April 15, 2025
Good Messengers Can’t Escape Weak Policy or Build a Lasting Coalition
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Good Messengers Can’t Escape Weak Policy or Build a Lasting Coalition

Nearly five months after a barrage of post-election op-eds featuring the obligatory line, “Democrats need to do some soul-searching,” the party’s favorability is at an all-time…

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March 26, 2025
Corruption Offers Democrats an Attack Strategy, but Criticism Falls Short
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Corruption Offers Democrats an Attack Strategy, but Criticism Falls Short

“We have a very corrupt country, a very corrupt country,” President Trump stated at Mar-a-Lago last week, “and it’s a sad thing to say, but we're…

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February 25, 2025
American Political Culture Is Changing and Local Policymakers Must Respond
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American Political Culture Is Changing and Local Policymakers Must Respond

In Chicago, Republican Mayor Bill Thompson lost his 1931 reelection campaign to Democratic challenger Anton Cermak — and since then, only Democrats have held the office.…

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December 10, 2024
The 2024 Election Will Not Save American Democracy, but Reform Would
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The 2024 Election Will Not Save American Democracy, but Reform Would

Very little seems certain regarding Election Day 2024. Speculation over whether polls will be biased — and, if so, towards which party — has flooded commentary…

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November 5, 2024
To Win the Presidency, Harris Must Stop Parroting Biden on Israel
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To Win the Presidency, Harris Must Stop Parroting Biden on Israel

President Biden’s abrupt end to his re-election bid in July was the culmination of a revolt among Democrats spurred by a disastrous debate performance only 24…

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October 22, 2024
The Republican Party’s Impending Renewal and Crisis of Leadership
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The Republican Party’s Impending Renewal and Crisis of Leadership

“Why would people in Wisconsin want to have a beer with you?” a reporter asked JD Vance in August. Even after a strong debate performance, the…

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October 8, 2024

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As the academic year wraps up, we wanted to share As the academic year wraps up, we wanted to share some of our accomplishments this year 📣🗞️ Thank you to all our readers for supporting our work and reading student op-eds! And thank you to our 2024-25 e-board and staff members for your incredible work.
“The private education movement has positioned s “The private education movement has positioned school choice as a solution to rising political polarization and widening gaps in education outcomes, but privatizing education is set to make both problems worse, further entrenching the class disparity in education outcomes and worsening America’s already abysmal polarization.”

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“Even at the local level, leadership positions a “Even at the local level, leadership positions are still gatekept from women. If the media and voters only listen to the loudest or most familiar voices, they miss out on the candidates who are actually doing the work.”

✍️Yusra Javed 
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"President Donald Trump has been intentionally avo "President Donald Trump has been intentionally avoiding judicial review. This was a fear held by many Democrats, but Republicans repeatedly said this fear was absurd and that Democrats were experiencing 'Trump Derangement Syndrome.' It hasn’t even been 100 days into the Trump administration, yet it’s clear now that these fears were justified. There are already multiple examples of the Trump administration blatantly violating rulings from courts, including ones from the Supreme Court."

✍️ Ben Mercado
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“Tariffs have been and will continue to be econo “Tariffs have been and will continue to be economically disastrous for most Americans, yet a select few have benefited from the market’s volatility, leading to calls for an investigation into insider trading and market manipulation.”

✍️David Panner
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“In the shadow of the Kremlin’s encroachment a “In the shadow of the Kremlin’s encroachment and their threat to the security and autonomy of Russia’s neighbors, Estonia finds itself at a crucial juncture. To safeguard its sovereignty, it is imperative that Russian influence in these territories is not merely acknowledged but actively diminished.”
 
✍️Saba Shukvani
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