China Occupies Disputed Waters in the South China Sea
500 miles from the Chinese mainland, Chinese dredgers have nearly completed a string of man-made islands in the South China Sea. The islands, added to […]
Category: POLITICS
California Implements $15 Minimum Wage
As it currently stands, California’s minimum wage is set at $10.00 per hour. In San Francisco, workers can expect to make a minimum of $12.25 […]
Partisan Politics Have No Place in the Supreme Court
The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has revealed the enormous partisan tension lurking in our political system, and our politicized Supreme Court. Not […]
SF Aims to Reduce Police Shootings with Policy Overhaul
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Police Chief Greg Suhr announced police policy and procedural changes aiming to reduce police shootings by 80 percent. In […]
Primary Presidential Races: Why High Schoolers Should Care
On November eight of this year, American voters will elect the 45th president of the United States. However, America’s two major political parties must first decide […]
Gun Control
On January 5, 2016, President Barack Obama unveiled his newest plan to curb gun violence and implement stricter gun control regulations. In a televised event […]
San Francisco: Election Results Recapped
Mayor–Ed Lee As anticipated, the incumbent Mayor Ed Lee was reelected on November 3rd. The clear front- runner from the start, Mayor Lee received 55% […]
Mediterranean Refugee Crisis Pressures Countries To Take Larger Steps
Refugee Crisis by the Numbers 137,00 — the number of refugees the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates have travelled across the […]
Drumpf Actually an Illegal Alien
Real estate mogul Donald Trump threw a tantrum last week after it was discovered he is actually an immigrant. When President Barack Obama demanded Trump […]
Gay Rights Compromised in New Indiana Legislation
In a recent landmark legislation signed by Indiana Governor Mike Pence, businesses and individuals in Indiana now have the right to deny service to gay people. […]
