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When is the right time to discuss gun control, if not now?

We have all heard the Republican party’s talking point too many times: It is too soon after the tragedy to discuss gun control issues. The people need this time to grieve.

We hear this same refrain after every mass shooting, and it is wearing thin. This delay tactic should not grind down our resolve: the time to discuss gun control is now!

What’s with the public concerts on-campus?

I adore concerts and am always actively searching for opportunities to attend them. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a Jittery’s Live performance, and you need to slide around on the bright orange of the CC furniture as you listen, or an obscure Australian band in a pitch black room over on Pearl Street, playing for (at most) 50 people. Concerts in Northampton are a rewarding experience.

Let’s drain the swamp – but for real this time!

Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price resigned from Trump’s cabinet last week amid investigations into his use of private jets and military planes. This arrogant waste of money on chartered plane trips cost taxpayers nearly one million dollars, even though inexpensive commercial flights were available.

Peaceful protest has long been part of sports, Mr. President

In the wake of natural disasters, international crises and human rights injustices around the world, the President of the United States turned his attention and anger to standing up for the national anthem, an irrelevant and inappropriate matter to be discussing at such a tumultuous time.

Minimum wage increases: A good idea?

For the last three years, Massachusetts has seen a $1 per year increase in the minimum wage. Today it stands at $11 per hour, and lawmakers are considering bills to increase the minimum wage again. 

To spur this decision on, professional economists in Massachusetts recently signed a letter supporting wage increases by $1 for the next four years, bringing the minimum wage to $15 by 2021. 

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