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What Do I Know? I’m Just a Liberal Idealist.

Monika Chopra — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:01:46 +0000

Many conservatives say that those of us who are Liberal are idealists. Recently, after receiving this label for the nth time, I started thinking about what it actually…

Corzine, Christie and the Media

Alex Holodak — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:00:16 +0000

As this election year heats up, the race for New Jersey’s Governor begins to tighten as both campaigns begin to push their messages via press releases, speeches, and political endorsements. Meanwhile, the media throughout the state and nation are taking…

Clinton Comes to Rutgers

Annie Drelles — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:53:22 +0000

On a beautiful October day two weeks before the most decisive day of his political career, Jon Corzine held a rally for Rutgers students at the College Avenue Gym. In order to gain momentum among student voters, Corzine had former…

How ‘Trickle Down Theory’ is Killing the American Dream

Ajay Kumar — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:49:28 +0000

The much-worshipped cornerstone of Republican economic policy is the ‘trickledown theory’, religiously followed ever since the advent of Ronald Reagan. Put simply, the idea is that if the rich…

The Case for Corzine

Charles Wasserman — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:45:00 +0000

Around the nation, all eyes are on New Jersey because we are one of only two states with governor’s races this year. Me? I’ll be voting for Jon Corzine, and here are a few reasons why. [Full disclosure: I did…

RU Dems President’s Corzine/Obama Rally Speech

Libertas Staff — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:45:58 +0000

The President of the Rutgers Democrats, Alex Holodak, was scheduled to give a speech of his own with Governor Corzine and President Obama at the rally in Holmdel, NJ. Due to time constrictions with the President, Alex did not actually get to speak.…

Editorial Cartoon: Torture Memos

Charles Wasserman — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:02:37 +0000

Separate Is Not Equal

Charles Wasserman — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:13:15 +0000

“I do.”

With those simple pithy little words, a lifetime commitment begins. Once married, couples also stand to gain an array of legal benefits. These range from hospital visitation…

“If They’ll Be Calling You a Radical, a Liberal”

Josh Kiel — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:10:45 +0000

The Obama Administration: a time of change, a new era of bi-partisanship, getting together and feeling all right…

Not quite.

We have a new president who campaigned on changing the way Washington…

Mr. Adler Goes to Washington

Naomi Michaelis — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:07:45 +0000

You have been elected with 51.7% of the vote in your district, what do you do now?

Since arriving in Washington, DC, freshman Congressman John Adler (NJ-3) has been assigned to the House Committee on Financial…