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Africa: with its potential for growth, the next India?

What is the first thing that comes to mind with the word “Africa”? Poverty? Political unrest? Corruption? Conflict? Human trafficking? Despotism? How …

Unbudgeted leadership in the United States Senate

Depending on your political beat, Congressman Paul Ryan is either a neatly-combed, responsible Midwesterner with some budgetary bravery, or an entitle…

Daniel Cho '13 for Co-President

Hello-My name is Daniel Cho ’13 and I would love to become your next Student Council Co-President.

Over the past three years, I have had the opport…

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Game Change 2012: our stakes in the upcoming election

Published April 26, 2012

As we plod through the Republican primaries and steadily approach the 2012 presidential election, several key issues continue not only to plague our collective conscience, but also to stifle any hope …

Victor Brady '13 for Co-President

Hey Swat! My name is Victor Brady ’13, and I would love to be your Student Council Co-President. Having nearly reached the end of my third incredibl…

The-buffett-rule-and-the-politics-of-taxation

The “Buffett Rule” and the politics of taxation

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The unspoken violence in the college greek system

Syria-and-the-problem-with-our-brief-bouts-of-activism

Syria, and the problem with our brief bouts of activism

Shelly Wen '14 for Student Groups Advisor

My name is Shelly Wen, and I am running for Student Groups Advisor for the 2012-2013 school year.

When I first arrived at Swarthmore in my freshman fa…

Elowyn Corby '13 for Educational Policy Representative

Hi, I’m Elowyn, and I’d be honored to serve as next year’s educational policy representative. I know that if I’m chosen to be next year’s educational …

Camille Robertson '13 for Campus Life Representative

Dear Fellow Students:

My name is Camille Robertson, and I am running for Campus Life Representative. Now a rising senior, I would like to put the expe…

Swarthmore’s enduring committment to sustainability

_The following is adapted from a letter sent to students from Mountain Justice:

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Dear Members of the Swarthmore Community,

In late March I met with f…

Preventing the United States/China Hunger Game

Since the late 1980’s when China — the kingdom in the middle of the world — began to regain its erstwhile prowess and glory, the world has become more…

Changing the operation of today’s American government

What if government operated like a business? We would have more efficient delivery of services, programs that do not work would be instantly cut and w…

Supreme Court “partisanship” severely overblown

The new J.O.B.S. Act: perhaps the “new jobs” act

Overturning Obamacare is not ‘judicial activism’

National security: Not so quiet on the Eastern front

The ACA mandate: limited government on trial

Liberal arts: the change we wish to see in the world

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Cost-benefiting the “Stop Kony” campaign’s moral panic

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Reconsidering the legality of affirmative action in higher ed

Politicizing-the-female-body-the-war-on-womens-health

Politicizing the female body: the war on women’s health

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