Editorials

Donald Trump has been accused of a variety of wrongdoing, including voter suppression, starting an unnecessary war, ignoring the Epstein issue, and increasing prices, and has been called out for his lack of remorse and disregard for the American people.

The US's lack of diplomatic consultation with its allies, combined with the Trump administration's recklessness and arrogance, has led to a major decline in confidence in American leadership, and the Black vote in Texas could be critical in the upcoming Senate race.

The future of work is already here, and it looks like insecurity, with low-paying jobs in the care sector and a fragile middle-class professional job market, while the economy rewards those who generate the most wealth.

Apprenticeships offer a better path to economic mobility than student debt, as they allow people to earn while they learn and connect training directly to real jobs and employers.

The SCORE Act and President Trump's Executive Order would transfer billions in wealth from student athletes to coaches and institutions, grant the NCAA unprecedented control over college athletics, and deny athletes the right to fair representation, while leaving smaller sports programs and institutions behind.

The U.S. Constitution has been interpreted differently over time, with powerful people attempting to change the meaning of amendments to suit their own agendas, such as the Second and Fourteenth Amendments, and the Supreme Court currently hearing arguments on the issue of birthright citizenship.

While Congress is on recess, many Americans are still working, with the irony being that the people making decisions about work and economic policy often enjoy levels of job security and rest that many Americans will never experience.

Chicago is phasing out the subminimum wage for tipped workers, which is a legacy of slavery, to ensure that all workers are paid a living wage and have the dignity of a stable income.

On February 28, 2026, the first day of the 2026 Iran war, the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in the Shahrak-e Al-Mahdi neighborhood of Minab, Hormozgan province in southern Iran was destroyed by a missile strike, killing at least 175 people, over 100 of them school children, many of whom were from poor families and may have been of African descent.

President Trump attempted to end birthright citizenship in the US through an executive order, which was met with opposition from advocates and federal courts, and is currently being reviewed by the Supreme Court.