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Alvarado: The Real Danger is White Supremacy, Not Refugees

By Andrea Alvarado January 29, 2019

  Although Fox News and President Trump have marketed the immigrant caravan as the greatest threat to the safety of America, the truth is that we should be worried about not what is outside of...

U Student Group Hosts Women’s March on Utah 2019

U Student Group Hosts Women’s March on Utah 2019

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor January 20, 2019

  On Jan. 19, people from across the state of Utah met at Washington Square Park to participate in the 2019 Salt Lake City Women’s March on Utah. Women and their allies marched nearly a mile...

(Photo by Tom Denton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alvarado: Moderation Applies to Politics Too

By Andrea Alvarado January 14, 2019

  On the political spectrum, there is no doubt I fit somewhere on the extreme left. I consider myself a very progressive liberal and most of the people surrounding me share similar politics. Therefore,...

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Petersen: Moderate Republicans Have Failed to Stand Up to Trump

By Josh Petersen November 11, 2018

  To put it mildly, we are at a particularly alarming moment of a particularly alarming presidency. On Aug. 21, Paul Manafort, the former chairman of the Trump campaign, was found guilty of financial...

Alvarado: Kanye Wants to Make America Trumps Again

Alvarado: Kanye Wants to Make America Trump’s Again

By Andrea Alvarado October 22, 2018

  Kanye West is on a media tour to encourage “free thought” and “love.” However, he is doing so by spewing outrageous and ill-informed comments that are far from breaching the divide our...

At the protest downtown against President Donald Trump during his visit to the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. Chronicle archives.

Scott: Ditch the Buzzwords for Better Debate

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer August 28, 2018

There are two surefire ways to make the internet an unpleasant experience: bring up politics on social media and then read the comments that follow. The Venn diagram between online politics and online...

Patience: Dont Blame Mental Illness for Mass Shootings

Patience: Don’t Blame Mental Illness for Mass Shootings

By Alisa Patience February 28, 2018

“It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.” The famous last line in multiple “King Kong” adaptations perfectly represents the contrasting views people hold of gun violence, which...

Barber: White People Cant Speak for the Experiences of People of Color

Barber: White People Can’t Speak for the Experiences of People of Color

By Shaelyn Barber January 29, 2018

Let’s be honest, white people don’t face many issues in the U.S. We have the upper hand in just about everything: we have an easier time getting jobs, we have better access to higher education, we...

The Say No to Trumps Agenda protest and rally in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Nov.10, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Foglesong: (Mis)Understanding Trump

By Samuel Foglesong September 25, 2017

Our president has become such a difficult topic of conversation, that most people are content to reduce their opinions of him to simplicities. From the left, a grumbled expletive and a diatribe about his...

A man holds a Stronger Together sign in front of the Utah State Capitol during President Trumps Inauguration Day protests in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Patience: Travel Ban is Hypocritical

By Alisa Patience September 18, 2017

One of President Donald Trumpís biggest platforms while running for president was his foreign policies and intentions for immigrants. However, Trumpís travel ban and views on immigration are hypocritical...