Article by: Jonah Schweitzer Ian Schlakman’s focus seems to be local. His approaches to both politics, and to activism are aimed at making substantial changes, on a small scale. Ironically, he’s currently campaigning to be president of the United States. Ian Schlakman is seeking the Green Party’s nomination to be their presidential candidate. He’s a
Article By: Jonah Schweitzer The Alt-Right, a term coined by White Nationalist Richard Spencer, are recognizable for their dapper style of dress. The 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charleston left the world with a lot of memorable images, but one that sticks out in the public consciousness is a crowd of white
Article By: Jonah Schweitzer Paul Manafort, age 69, is currently serving a 7 1⁄2 year prison sentence on felony charges of fraud, and conspiracy. Manafort is most well known for his role as Donald Trump’s campaign chairman during the 2016 presidential election, but he’s had a decades-long career colored by countless deaths, and ties to
Article by: Jonah Schweitzer Alex Jones serves as an important stop on the journey to dangerous right wing ideology. The transition from more traditional conservative thinking to Alex Jones appears at first innocuous. The average Fox news viewer can find a lot of points of agreeance with Alex Jones. Jones fiercely opposes illegal immigration, strongly
Article by Paige Smith On Wednesday, February 28th, a group of Goucher students, all from Maryland, travelled to Annapolis, the capital of the state, to participate in MICUA Lobbying Day (or Independent Higher Education Day, IHED). MICUA stands for Maryland Independent College and University Association, an association “devoted to serving the interests of independent higher
Article Written by Kianna Haskin Charles M. Blow filled the Kraushaar Auditorium with an abundance of energy and enthusiasm as he spoke on topics that are ever so pressing on the citizens of the United States. I sat waiting for him to provoke me with questions to fill up my mind. Blow’s words pricked curious
