Editors’ Picks
Truth Matters: A Journey into the World of Birther Conspiracy Theorists
Birther videos do not exist in a vacuum. Instead, they are part of a sustained and extant movement that has retained an astoundingly large viewership over the past seven years.
Out for Blood: Will Theranos Revolutionize Medical Testing?
A new lab-testing startup is shaking up the biotech sector, though the company is not without its skeptics in the scientific community.
This is What Planned Parenthood Looks Like
Tensions over federal funding for Planned Parenthood have flamed anew in recent months, and both sides are squaring off for a showdown.
Doing More with Less: The Yale College Council’s Budget Battle
The costs of Spring Fling and other campus events have brought the YCC’s budget issues to light.
Winchester Reclaimed—From Gun Factory to Luxury Lofts
What impact will recent development around the former Winchester Gun Factory have for the Newhallville neighborhood of New Haven?
Is Experience Payment Enough? Unpaid Internships Present an Ethical Dilemma
After the struggles of a United Nations intern came to light this summer, unpaid internships are coming under increasing scrutiny.
Saving the Stateless: The Uphill Effort to Resettle Refugees
An increasing number of refugees have been settling in New Haven in hopes of finding better lives, but they arrive in the Elm City only to find a new set of challenges.
For Ward 1 Alder, No Endorsement
The Politic has decided to endorse neither Ugonna Eze ’16 nor Sarah Eidelson ’12 for the position of Ward 1 Alder. Both candidates approach the position from different places: Eze, as a current student and philosophy major, wants to…