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A revolution is coming soon within the Democratic Party.
Bernie Sanders is calling for a “political revolution” with fiery rhetoric against the wealthy and Wall Street.
As an incoming transfer student last fall, I came with all the enthusiasm I could. In particular, I thought I was finally going to participate in extracurricular opportunities — the main facet of the American educational system that brought me all the way from Tunisia.
How many recycling bins do you see in Penn dorm rooms? Chances are, not many. Whether this is due to the fact that they take considerable effort to acquire, or whether it is because students do not know that such options exist for them, does not matter.
The disruption by protesters of the talk being given by sitting CIA Director John Brennan on Friday afternoon is a dark mark on this University’s reputation.
I don’t think I need to spend much time condemning the protesters who prompted the cancellation of CIA Director John Brennan’s speech last Friday afternoon.
Politics are finding their home online nowadays. Facebook groups, Tumblr communities and Reddit threads provide virtually unlimited space for people to be immersed in political utopias from Bernie Bro-ism to revolutionary anarchy to white supremacy.
“Social justice” is one particularly strong platform which has grown infamous online and in real life.
Fossil Free. Divestment. Social Impact. These terms are trendy. Sexy, even. But divestment is based on the principles of modern environmentalism, which disadvantages the world’s poor and is not social justice.