Issue XI: April 1, 2016 |
OPINION |
Next online issue: April 15, 2016 |
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Column: The Right to be Free
Live to Inspire
By LAYLA ABBAS We are incredibly lucky to live in a country where freedom is distributed among men and women. Men and women are allowed freedom to participate in the workforce, obtain an education, and make their own decisions. These simple aspects of life are not so simple to countries in other parts of the world. One country in particular that faces extreme hardships and places restrictions on women specifically is Afghanistan . . . |
Political Profiles: Clinton, Sanders, Kasich, Trump, and Cruz
By AARON HILL and JORDAN SCOUBART
A True Progressive Bringing America into the Future: Bernie Sanders.
Bernie Sanders is a 74-year-old man born in New York. As a young adult he was heavily active with the civil rights movement, participating in marches and sit-ins, and even standing alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington in 1963. Later in his life, he became mayor of Burlington, Vermont’s largest city by population, where he served three terms.
Not long after this, he became a member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont’s only district. Today, Sanders is a United States Senator, still serving from Vermont. In fact, he is the longest serving independent congressman, however he became a Democrat in 2015. Sanders was also Chairman on the Senate committee of Veteran Affairs.
One of the main appeals of Bernie Sanders is how in touch with the working class he is. He grew up fairly poor in Brooklyn to Jewish parents, one of whom was an immigrant. Sanders worked as a carpenter for many years in New York and Vermont. He participated in the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement and protested the Vietnam War, even getting arrested for these causes.
Because of this, people see Bernie Sanders as a candidate who is actually in touch with their issues. He is drastically different from the other candidates, such as Donald Trump, who have had large sums of money for their entire lives. He can connect with the common man, the poor, and the working class; many of those are now voting for him because of this . . .
A True Progressive Bringing America into the Future: Bernie Sanders.
Bernie Sanders is a 74-year-old man born in New York. As a young adult he was heavily active with the civil rights movement, participating in marches and sit-ins, and even standing alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington in 1963. Later in his life, he became mayor of Burlington, Vermont’s largest city by population, where he served three terms.
Not long after this, he became a member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont’s only district. Today, Sanders is a United States Senator, still serving from Vermont. In fact, he is the longest serving independent congressman, however he became a Democrat in 2015. Sanders was also Chairman on the Senate committee of Veteran Affairs.
One of the main appeals of Bernie Sanders is how in touch with the working class he is. He grew up fairly poor in Brooklyn to Jewish parents, one of whom was an immigrant. Sanders worked as a carpenter for many years in New York and Vermont. He participated in the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement and protested the Vietnam War, even getting arrested for these causes.
Because of this, people see Bernie Sanders as a candidate who is actually in touch with their issues. He is drastically different from the other candidates, such as Donald Trump, who have had large sums of money for their entire lives. He can connect with the common man, the poor, and the working class; many of those are now voting for him because of this . . .