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Timpa: The Supreme Court is Out of Control

By Matthew Timpa, Opinion Writer July 16, 2024

  In the last few weeks, the United States Supreme Court again captured headlines after a series of controversial decisions. These decisions are substantial enough in scope to alter the country’s...

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Hall: GOP’s War On Contraception

By Lexi Hall, Opinion Writer June 25, 2024

  U.S. Senate Republicans just blocked the Right to Contraception Act (H.R. 4121), a bill designed to guarantee individuals the right to purchase and use contraceptives. This measure, covering...

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Timpa: The Gig is Up, Or Is It?

By Matthew Timpa, Opinion Writer June 18, 2024

  Over the past decade, the labor market has undergone a shift towards what is being referred to as the gig economy. A gig economy refers to a labor market that employs workers without having...

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Nshangalume: The Irony of Social Media and Politics

By Iragi Nshangalume, Opinion Writer May 26, 2024

  One of the things that the United States likes to gloat about is its alleged status as an oasis of freedom for its citizens. The idea is that the U.S. is the only nation in the world that offers...

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Hufford: Finding Balance in a One-Click World

By Olivia Hufford, Opinion Writer May 13, 2024

  Social media is a double-edged sword. It can facilitate awareness, important conversations and connection to a level that would have seemed impossible 20 years ago. However, it can also pose...

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Timpa: Utah Isn’t Ready to Ban Abortion

By Matthew Timpa, Opinion Writer May 1, 2024

  This past month, Arizona has moved to reinstate a nearly 200-year-old law. It will ban abortions in their entirety, making no exceptions for extraneous circumstances except to save the life of...

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Langley: The Harms of Right-Wing Cultural Appropriation

By Jeffrey Langley Jr., Opinion Editor April 26, 2024

  Ancient and medieval history is fascinating to study. From bygone empires to the daily lives of now-forgotten peoples, there is much to learn about our species’ history. However, not all...

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Point of View: Why Legislative Bills are Difficult to Understand

Transcript: Estella Weeks: Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Point of View, The Daily Utah Chronicle’s opinion podcast. My name is Estella Weeks, your host for today's episode, and I'm joined by...

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Jarvis and Lezaic: A Rising Push for Censorship

By Caroline Jarvis and Angela Lezaic April 16, 2024

  In a slew of censorship pushed by the United States government and mostly U.S.-based media companies, Meta’s new political content filter poses the most recent cause for outrage. The update...

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Lezaic: White Environmentalists, Step Up for Palestine

By Angela Lezaic, Opinion Writer April 5, 2024

  During the last few months of the most thoroughly documented genocide in history, oppressed groups from all walks of life took up much of the organizing for Palestinian liberation in the United...