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Protesters paint the streets red, to illustrates all the blood that has been spilled by the police at the District Attorney’s Office in  Salt Lake City on June 27, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barron: Worry About Black Lives, Not Respecting Officers

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer July 3, 2020

  In a Senate floor speech, Utah Senator Mike Lee spoke of a peaceful protest organized in Ogden after George Floyd’s murder. Quoting Malik Dayo, a local activist and organizer, Lee identified...

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Burton: Now Is the Time to Push for Education

By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer July 3, 2020

  On June 18, the Utah Legislature held a special session to address the budget gap created by the coronavirus-induced economic downturn. Several non-profit organization groups worried about potential...

Protesters come together to demand justice for Bernardo Palacios on 500 S. State St. chanting mayor , what happened to his fingers? on June 24, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Gholami: In the Modern Age of Surveillance, Are Our Civil Rights Under Attack?

By Samira Gholami, Opinion Writer June 26, 2020

  Internet platforms’ abilities to share information is an immensely powerful tool, as seen in recent weeks with viral videos of police brutality. Though the violence isn’t new, the cameras...

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Cushman: Salt Lake City Should Tax Plastic Bags

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer June 23, 2020

  I went to Seattle for the first time in 2016. I had always loved the city for its liberal attitude, but found it a little annoying when my parents stopped to get snacks at a grocery store and...

Inversion in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Chung: Utahns, Say “No” to the Rollback of Clean Car Standards

By Stacy Chung June 22, 2020

Despite the major consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, there is one possibly optimistic result — significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions. But don’t get your hopes up. Even this slightest...

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Gholami: Higher Education Still Has Much to Do in Addressing Racism

By Samira Gholami, Opinion Writer June 21, 2020

  Universities are typically thought of as bastions of progressive enlightenment where thinkers come together to make society better. Many people wouldn’t think that racist and bigoted rhetoric...

A demonstrator,sign in hand, marches through the streets of Salt Lake City on Thursday night. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: We Cannot Stop Protesting the Death of George Floyd

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer June 17, 2020

  In 1991, L.A. police brutally beat Rodney King on the street. After a long history of police mistreatment of people of color, this act of police violence toward a Black man led to the L.A. riots....

A protester sings The Hanging Tree from the the movie The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 at a vigil held in Bernardo Palacios honor at the Utah State Capitol Building on June 6th 2020. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Scott: Six Steps to Better Allyship

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer June 16, 2020

  In the last two weeks, public support for the Black Lives Matter movement has skyrocketed. The protests — which a majority of Americans support — were sparked by the devastating murder of...

Republican Headquarters in Salt Lake City on Wednesday October 3rd, 2018 (Photo by: The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Cushman: Liberal Utahns Should Register as Republicans for the Primary Elections

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer June 15, 2020

  In order to vote in the Republican primaries this month, Utah voters must be registered as Republicans. The Utah GOP runs a closed primary, excluding anyone not officially affiliated with the...

Protesters gather at Guardsman Way to demand justice for victims of police brutality in Salt Lake City on June 6, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barron: Defund, Not Abolish, the UUPD

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer June 15, 2020

  Following nationwide calls to defund the police and reallocate resources to invest in community services, UnsafeU, a student safety organization that has championed police reform at the U, has...