Voters have been rallying behind their candidates as the 2012 presidential election season is in full swing; however, some voters still remain undecided, and others would just like to learn more about the other candidates on the ballot. The Macaulay Messenger’s guide to the 2012 presidential election breaks down the beliefs of each candidate on…
What started as a group of protesters in Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park has erupted into a global movement. The grassroots Occupy Wall Street demonstrations have since sprouted up in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Washington, Michigan, Connecticut, Texas, Italy, Scotland, Germany, and Australia. With all the buzz surrounding the protests, many are asking what exactly caused the…
Over 1000 demonstrators gathered in Union Square for Slutwalk NYC, a march and street protest against rape culture, victim-blaming, slut-shaming, as well as sexual and domestic violence. Slutwalk NYC is a grassroots effort that began earlier this year, after a Toronto constable told University of Toronto students in a self-defense class “not to dress like…
Dealing with his lowest approval rates yet, President Obama discussed the nation’s economic situation amongst a joint session of Congress. In his much anticipated speech, the president called on Congress to take immediate action on a newly proposed bill, titled the “American Jobs Act”, estimated at $447 billion in tax cuts and new government spending….
Impromptu presidential speeches on national security rarely hold good news. In spite of this, President Obama’s speech late night speech announced to the United States and the world: Osama bin Laden had been killed. President Obama officially informed the public that the leader of al-Qaeda was in fact dead. The President stated that bin Laden…
From the inevitable screaming children to a hidden knife in a shoe, many things can go wrong when flying. Yet, in those long moments on the runway before taking off, few would think to pray that the fuselage roof will not open to form a five-foot hole 34,000 feet in the air. Who knew? It…
The situation on the ground in Libya has been in constant flux since violence and protests broke out in mid-February. In the air, Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi assaulted civilians in a slew of bombings and shootings roughly a week after the start of the protests. These attacks came after escalating violence against civilians by mercenaries, and…
Shortly after Congress avoided a mass government shutdown with a deal addressing spending priorities for the remainder of the fiscal year, President Obama announced a plan to cut The United States’ Federal debt by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. After largely staying on the sidelines during the fight over the budget deficit, President…
With the spread of the revolutions in the Middle East, Chinese authorities have been cracking down on dissidents to suppress the call of a “Jasmine Revolution” against the government. In what seems like a reversal of the Red Scare, the police have been investigating for a network of rebels, who are believed to be an…
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