The Establishment Democrats’ Backlash Against Hasan Piker Is Alienating Them From Young People

​Hasan Piker, a Socialist online political streamer, has once again appeared in the mainstream spotlight. His controversial comments surrounding 9/11 landed him in hot water with establishment democrats, who have been calling on upcoming political candidates to join in condemning the streamer. ​Unfortunately, this condemnation wasn’t entirely well received amongst voters, particularly younger people. Hasan, […]

President Trump Defends AI Data Centers

President Donald Trump this Monday showcased his uber-strong support for AI data centers being placed in communities across the country.  These AI data centers have been highly controversial in the communities where they are being built.   This stance and statement around communities that are against data centers being backwards and poor has become another key […]

Trump’s Lake America Is A Political Stunt That Everyone Is Falling For

Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in the United States, unsurprisingly, angered countless Americans and Canadians in the days since. It was what many on the left see as a petty move within the ongoing trade war between the two North American countries. That said, while many people are right to […]

Political Polarization And How It Divides People

The United States Government is built on democracy.  More precisely, it is a representative democracy in which power belongs to the people, and we, the people, choose political representatives to reflect our ideals and ideologies.  But going even further than that, the United States is a two-party political system with obviously democrats and republicans.   […]

The War In Iran and President Trump’s Continuously Dropping Approval Ratings

The War between Iran and the United States of America is a battle that stretches far past what has transpired recently.  This is a war built on decades’ worth of political issues between the US and Iran.  From historical disputes, nuclear programs, militant group support, political mistrust, political uprooting, and now most recently the conflicts […]

Why The Ongoing Blackout In Gary, Indiana, Should Be National News

​The American Midwest has unfortunately gone through several terrible weather events in the past few weeks that show no end in sight. In areas like Gary, Indiana, homeowners and businesses haven’t seen power in over a week. ​This came after a sudden and unexpected violent inland hurricane, formally called a derecho, occurred on August 11, […]

Why Are Conservatives Afraid Of The NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax?

​The Mamdani administration is no stranger to the heat republicans and conservatives throw at them. That said, the criticism and vitriol have sped up in recent weeks over the administration’s controversial pied-à-terre tax. ​Initially passed this May, the controversial tax bill initiated a levy on secondary homes within New York City, specifically on houses valued […]

Francesca Hong’s Loss In Wisconsin Must Be The Needed Wake-Up Call For Progressives

Wisconsin’s Democratic primary has resulted in a huge loss for the progressives following Francesca Hong’s defeat. While this has resulted in a massive wave of discussion within progressive spaces online, many believe that this loss was a much-needed wake-up call for the party. There has been a large schism that has been developing within progressive […]

Entertainment Can Never Be Fully Separated From Politics

​A frequent topic within fandoms of a variety of entertainment media in the past few years keeps reappearing and has unfortunately been co-opted by conservative and right-leaning voices online. The involvement of politics within entertainment is a sore subject for many, and in America specifically, many believe that it shouldn’t have any space within media […]

Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Primary

​Change is once again on the horizon within American politics as progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic primary. This success eerily echoes many of the reactions to current NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani’s win in last year’s New York City Democratic Primary. While not winning by a major margin, El-Sayed’s success legitimizes claims about the future […]

Is Data Center Distain Solely Within America?

​Hatred of data centers in the United States has quickly become one of the most important sociopolitical topics, especially as the 2026 midterms approach. For many communities across America, the negatives overwhelmingly outweigh any positives artificial technology could give to a person, particularly because of the massive environmental and economic costs data centers have on […]

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