Opinion

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America is dying: Two birds, one stone

Imagine this: America reducing poverty and increasing positive health outcomes at the same time. Federally organized conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs might be the answer we have all been awaiting. According to the World Health Organization, “Conditional cash transfer programs give money to ...

Op-Ed: Debunking economic myths of migration

Mark Baum, a character in Adam McKay's "The Big Short" (2015) who was based on the famous investor Steven Eisman, infamously said, “In a few years, people are going to be doing what they always do when the economy tanks. They will be blaming immigrants and poor people.” Many western ...

Spaceship Earth: From farm to house — industrial hemp

With the planet warming, global conflict in the near future is unavoidable as resource scarcity, loss of land and extreme weather events push people to act in rational but violent ways. To limit the severity of these conflicts, we must begin making radical changes to the way we do almost everything.One ...

Cartoon: Workers vs. Consumers

The rising hidden costs of an education at Tufts

This year, the total cost of attendance at Tufts was estimated to be $73,500. Tufts University students, student organizations and administrators have spent a large amount of time recently discussing the important issue of tuition and fee hikes; however, there has been very little conversation about ...

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Repeal and Replace: Opacity

Dear fellow students,The political and financial challenges we face at Tufts are consequences of years of administrative insensitivity to community needs and a lack of transparency at the highest levels. The housing crisis we face today is the direct result of poor administrative decision making. Yearly tuition ...

Op-Ed: Migration in a turbulent world — integration and its challenges

With their unique talents, skills and experiences, the 258 million migrants worldwide bring tremendous benefit to both receiving and sending societies. However, movement has its difficulties, one of which is the process of integrating into a new country’s society.According to OneAmerica, “Immigrant ...

Op-Ed: Students support Professor Abowd's class, contract

We, students in Professor Thomas Abowd’s “Colonizing Palestine” class, have come together to write a series of testimonials in support of Professor Abowd and his class. We felt compelled to write this letter in response to the multiple threats, including direct racist and Islamophobic attacks ...

Editorial: Swipe It Forward does not go far enough

Food insecurity is a painful issue for many people, including Tufts students. Students come from varied socioeconomic backgrounds, meaning some can afford more food or larger meal plans than others. Economic hardship and stress can contribute to food insecurity for students, while other students never ...

Peripheries: Read My Lips — New Taxes

An op-ed published in the Daily last week argued that support for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70 percent marginal tax rate is a result of populist inclinations rather than rigorous academic reasoning. Referencing epistemology in its title, the article argued that there is no clear consensus supporting ...

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America is dying: The case for intersectional healthcare research

The ethics of healthcare research is a topic of contention. As a country, we have been unable to define who deserves the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — is it white men, women, the elderly, maybe children? The answer should be “all of the above,” but it takes ...

Editorial: Tufts needs more independent study spaces on campus

It sometimes feels impossible to find privacy on campus. Libraries, dining halls and the Campus Center are constantly brimming with people. Common spaces in dorms can sometimes feel more social than relaxing. Even dorm rooms don’t guarantee solitude, given the presence of roommates. It can be quite ...

Spaceship Earth: The Smart Consumer and Anti-Consumption

If you have ever spent some time around leftists, maybe you have heard the phrase, “there is no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism.” This idea originates primarily from the fact that those who produce goodsdo not receive their fair share, as their employer takes a significant cut ...

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Editorial: Hillel postering a blatant act of antisemitism

Close to two dozen posters critical of American and Israeli policy were found at the Tufts Granoff Family Hillel Center on Feb. 12. We believe these posters are intended to distress Jewish students. Antisemitism is a racist ideology that sees Jewish people as 'other'. This ideology often manifests ...

Peripheries: The not-so-worldly bank

The World Bank’s mission includes the laudable aims of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared global prosperity. Yet no international institution, despite the rhetoric of being globally representative, is insulated from geopolitics. Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...