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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Editorial | Do not fall for Trump’s anti-DEI rhetoric

Editorial | Do not fall for Trump’s anti-DEI rhetoric

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 3, 2025
As simple as it is, the anti-DEI rhetoric espoused by our nation’s right-wing pundits is anti-Black rhetoric. It has been since the start of Trump’s reelection campaign, and many are starting to not bother trying to mask their blatant racism.
The front entrance of Allegheny County Jail in Downtown.

Editorial | Placing trans women in men’s prisons is a death sentence

By The Pitt News Editorial Board January 28, 2025
While the executive order represents a very unfortunate step back in visibility for trans and intersex people, it will directly and drastically increase the suffering of those already suffocating under the government’s boot — prison inmates.
Editorial | Schools must remain ICE-free to protect children

Editorial | Schools must remain ICE-free to protect children

By The Pitt News Editorial Board January 23, 2025
The 1982 Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe ruled that undocumented children have the right to public education, and it was believed that immigration arrests that took place in the school environment were unconstitutional. This is clearly not a belief of the Trump administration any longer, as Trump’s threats to commit a mass deportation — specifically against Latinx populations — become an increasingly likely reality.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. (Erin Scott/Zuma Press/TNS)

Editorial | America has it all backward on censorship

By The Pitt News Editorial Board January 14, 2025
A country founded on freedom that prides itself on being a leader in the matter has no business banning apps that serve as major forums where people find information and engage in discourse. It’s true that some people use the app to spread misinformation, but accurate information is also dispersed on the site. And unfortunately, it appears the ability to spread misinformation is being protected, while access to other information is slipping from our fingers day after day.
Editorial | The new House rules set the tone for a dangerous Republican trifecta

Editorial | The new House rules set the tone for a dangerous Republican trifecta

By The Pitt News Editorial Board January 7, 2025
It is unfortunate that the people so eager to change the national zeitgeist are the ones who support bills that harm the most vulnerable.
Shoppers manage their bags as they enter a Subway turnstile, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in New York.

Editorial | So much for a bad economy

By The Pitt News Editorial Board December 2, 2024
In a country whose average reading level isn’t above a sixth-grade level, our collective understanding of economic nuance fits on the back of a Target receipt. We must ask the question — was the economy really that bad?
Editorial | Trump’s cabinet picks could not be worse

Editorial | Trump’s cabinet picks could not be worse

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 22, 2024
Over the past week, President-elect Donald Trump began announcing his nominations for Cabinet secretaries — which are unremarkable at best and incredibly concerning at worst. While it would take several articles to properly appraise all of them, The Pitt News Editorial Board elected to briefly tackle a few of Trump’s most notable appointees.
Supporters look on as Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election, Wednesday, Nov. 6, on the campus of Howard University in Washington.

Editorial | Hope survives

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 11, 2024
Despite all the unease and uncertainty around what 2025 will bring, Tuesday still brought a lot of hope for a positive future.
Editorial | Who to blame while waiting for election results

Editorial | Who to blame while waiting for election results

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 4, 2024
In the not-unlikely scenario that you are sitting at home on Thursday night watching CNN and wondering why our lousy state is still an undecided gray on the map, make sure you know who to get angry at.
This combination photo shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaking during a news conference, Oct. 25, 2024, in Austin, Texas, left, and Joe Rogan at a UFC event, Aug. 18, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo)

Editorial | What it actually means to campaign on podcasts

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 29, 2024
Presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have caused a decent stir over the last couple of weeks. We are a mere seven days before the election, and both campaigns have picked up the pace.
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