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UMKC student helps lead Starbucks union push

UMKC student helps lead Starbucks union push

Hayden Baker
February 14, 2022

UMKC student and shift supervisor Addy Wright is a leader in the movement to unionize the Country Club Plaza Starbucks. In a letter sent to the Starbucks CEO on Feb. 7, Wright and fellow organizers cited unsafe working conditions as one of their main grievances. They...

When the messaging matters: the fall of Bernie Sanders

When the messaging matters: the fall of Bernie Sanders

Brenden Hill
April 14, 2020

Though most news nowadays is about the coronavirus, one story broke out of the corona-barrier: Bernie Sanders dropping out of the Democratic primary. There was a time when it seemed that Senator Bernie Sanders was going to win it all. Instead, former Vice President Joe Biden,...

Opinion: How Elizabeth Warren reclaimed every attack, and still lost

Opinion: How Elizabeth Warren reclaimed every attack, and still lost

Annie Bolin
March 6, 2020

Unelectable. Unlikeable. Strident, shrieking, off-putting. A snake and a traitor. And my personal favorite, an impolite, arrogant woman. All used to describe Elizabeth Warren. On Thursday, Warren ended her campaign for president, a shock and heartbreak to some and a welcomed...

Opinion: Super Tuesday results show Warren is killing the progressive movement

Opinion: Super Tuesday results show Warren is killing the progressive movement

Lucas Cuni-Mertz
March 4, 2020

The power of the Democratic Party’s centrist consolidation was on full display last night. Joe Biden, whose candidacy was seemingly left for dead following abysmal showings in the early states, dominated Super Tuesday, winning nine of 14 contests and claiming monumental victories...

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