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Polling Shows Senate Democrat Strength Despite Difficulties

Currently holding a 51-49 majority in the Senate, the Democratic Party will be seeking to maintain control after the 2024 election cycle. However, the Senate map paints a daunting picture for Democrat ambitions, with Democrats left defending seven out of the nine competitive races, according to CNN, and are all but guaranteed to lose West Virginia - thereby their one-seat majority - after Senator Joe Manchin’s retirement. With FiveThirtyEight’s polling placing President Joe Biden behind presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in all nine competitive states, Democrats seemed destined to lose Senate control. Nonetheless, early Senate polling suggests otherwise, giving Democrats a glimmer of hope for Senate success. 

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AnalysisArvind Salem
Michigan's 2024 Primary Elections

Primary season is starting, most notably the Michigan primaries are on Tuesday, Feb. 27th. The Democrats pushed up the date of the primaries and the Republicans fought back and introduced a two-step voting system. Now, polls are pointing in one direction, but no candidates have shown any signs of dropping out.


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AnalysisArvind Salem
Climate Anxiety Reaches High Tide

Climate anxiety, also known as ecoanxiety, is a new phenomenon due to the rising awareness of the imminence of global warming. Sarah Lowe, a clinical psychologist and an associate professor at Yale School of Public Health, defines climate anxiety as “distress about climate change and its impacts on the landscape and human existence,” and like any other anxiety disorder, it “can manifest as intrusive thoughts” and can significantly disrupt an individual’s life. In 2017, the American Psychological Association joined hands with the environment-focused non-profit ecoAmerica to define “eco-anxiety” as “a chronic fear of environmental doom.”

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AnalysisArvind Salem
Diversity For The Sake Of Diversity Is Not Diversity At All

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." To this day, Martin Luther King Jr's powerful words resonate, as in all aspects of life, whether it be in business, politics, or any other sphere, it is important to prioritize picking the best candidate possible while understanding that diversity and merit can coexist simultaneously. Throughout the twenty-first century, Democrats have taken the lead in championing diversity and inclusion, while Republicans have fallen behind, seemingly by design. Democrats have passed significant diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) legislation and have consistently demonstrated their commitment to achieving equal representation in all walks of life. 

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AnalysisArvind Salem
Gen Z’s Engagement in Politics is More Important Than Ever

As one of the newest generations, Generation Z (‘Gen Z’)  will be the people to inherit the world, so it’s more important than ever for them to vote. Over the past couple of years the world has changed drastically. Gen Z kids have grown up during extreme life altering events, social movements, a global pandemic and the national divide that followed. Since the 2020 presidential election the political climate has changed drastically making it critical for Gen Z to understand what they are voting for and their political identity. 

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AnalysisArvind Salem
Hot McDonald’s Coffee and the Power Dynamic of SLAPP Suits

In June of this year, 83-year-old Mable Childress bought a cup of coffee from a San Francisco McDonald’s and spilled it over herself. According to the National Public Radio, Childress subsequently filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s, with her attorney Dylan Hackett claiming that “workers were negligent for improperly securing Childress' coffee cup lid and that she continues to suffer from pain and emotional distress as a result of the incident,” pain of which coming from burns “on her stomach, groin and leg area and left scarring on her groin.”

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AnalysisArvind Salem