American politics – CU Independent http://cuindependent.com University of Colorado Daily Student News Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:00:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.2 PHOTOS: Protests erupt outside of Milo Yiannopoulos event at CU Boulder http://cuindependent.com/2017/01/26/photos-protests-milo-yiannopoulos-talk/ Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:16:15 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=79357 Tensions erupted during Milo Yiannopoulos' talk at CU Boulder between anti-Trump protesters and counter-protesters. By Jackson Barnett

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]]> McPeak’s McPolitics: A bright future for our broken union http://cuindependent.com/2016/01/13/mcpeaks-mcpolitics-a-bright-future-for-our-broken-union/ Thu, 14 Jan 2016 06:10:26 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=68734 Obama's State of the Union address hones in on a broken political system. By Emily McPeak

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]]> McPeak’s McPolitics: Presidential debate or reality television? http://cuindependent.com/2015/11/04/presidential-debate-or-reality-television/ Wed, 04 Nov 2015 07:53:53 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=66928 Media has become so thoroughly integrated into the presidential election process that theatrics are favored over substance. By Emily McPeak

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]]> McPeak’s McPolitics: The cost of a voice http://cuindependent.com/2015/10/13/mcpeaks-mcpolitics-the-cost-of-a-voice/ Tue, 13 Oct 2015 07:15:27 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=65189 In modern presidential elections, money talks, and the majority is left out of the discussion. By Emily McPeak

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]]> Opinion: Young voters, will the real Slim Shadies please stand up? http://cuindependent.com/2012/11/05/opinion-young-voters-will-the-real-slim-shadies-please-stand-up/ http://cuindependent.com/2012/11/05/opinion-young-voters-will-the-real-slim-shadies-please-stand-up/#respond Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:16:15 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=38977 The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. This article was originally created as a part of a nationwide feature representing CU-Boulder among dozens of other universities around the nation for a different collegiate journalism website, but because of the controversial topics …

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2012/11/05/opinion-young-voters-will-the-real-slim-shadies-please-stand-up/feed/ 0 How to revive our democracy: a panel on “Patriocracy” and avoiding partisan lines http://cuindependent.com/2012/10/04/how-to-revive-our-democracy-a-panel-on-patriocracy-and-avoiding-partisan-lines/ http://cuindependent.com/2012/10/04/how-to-revive-our-democracy-a-panel-on-patriocracy-and-avoiding-partisan-lines/#respond Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:07:11 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=36883 "How We Revive Our Democracy," a panel featuring the screening of "Patriocracy," shows CU students the importance of reaching across the aisle.

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