All posts tagged "Politics"
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UMKC students’ perspectives on Democratic presidential race highlighted in survey
The Democratic Primary race is in full swing, with 20 candidates vying for the nomination. This, of course, means there is no shortage of polls...
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2018 midterm results: Blue Wave hits Kansas, McCaskill defeated in Missouri
The “Blue Wave’ is real in Kansas, following a win by both Sharice Davids in the 3rd district and Laura Kelly for governor. Davids won...
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Let’s Get Political: Kavanaugh, Kyl and Kansas Politics
Emily Reid National: Hearing for Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh started this week. President Trump selected Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh, a conservative...
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Women in Politics event encourages women to run for office
In the 2016 election cycle, 212 women ran for the House of Representatives and 25 ran for the Senate. Now, in 2018, those numbers sit...
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Politics in the pictures
Jennifer Timmons “We don’t make films like call me by my name for money, we make them to upset Mike Pence.” As Hollywood is fuming...
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UMKC College Democrats debate immigration
The College Democrats talked about several topics at their meeting last week, from Senator Claire McCaskill to immigration to Hispanic ethnicity. There were two guest...
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Let’s get political: Pelosi, Porter, and a Kansas City professor
Emily Reid This weekly column gives a rundown of key political events that occurred in the past week. Let’s take a look at what happened...
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Democracy undermined: UMKC professor talks gerrymandering
A group of concerned citizens braved sub-zero temperatures Tuesday evening, gathering at Community Christian Church near the Plaza to hear UMKC law professor Allen Rostron...
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Dr. Jane Elliot on Politics and Racism with Humor
The event at Memorial Hall on Friday seemed just as much a stand-up comedy special as a somber lecture on racism and prejudice. As Jane...
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O Beautiful Explores the Personal Side of Politics
“I’ve never seen people so angry,” states a concerned father during the first act of O Beautiful, lamenting the divisive and tumultuous political landscape of...
