Opinion

Cartoon by Nakiyah Jordan.

When the Founding Fathers gathered for the Constitutional Convention in 1787, they sought to create a government that would meet the needs of the people and protect individual liberty. The founders knew that a balance must be struck between a...

This week, The Daily Mississippian published a column titled, “For the sake of doctors, say no to universal healthcare,” which criticized the possibility of universal healthcare in the United States. Universal Health Care (UHC) is a system proven by almost...

Cartoon by Nakiyah Jordan.

Throughout the presidential debates, campaigns and now the pandemic, healthcare has become a hot-button issue. Self-proclaimed Democratic-Socialist Bernie Sanders has painted an idyllic picture of what he believes healthcare should be in America: universal coverage for everyone with low to...

“Did you do anything fun with your hair over quarantine?”..."No"

On Sept. 16, a group of UM students protested university administrators’ flagging, non-transparent response to the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the danger and uncertainty many campus workers confront each day. University leadership did not respond to their concerns.    The Daily...

Benjamin Franklin famously said after the Constitutional Convention to a group of citizens patiently awaiting the verdict of the deliberation that the founders had created “a republic, if you can keep it.” Those words echo in the ears of Americans...

Dear Editor, In the opinion piece published last Thursday, Sept. 17, with the title “Social isolation because of COVID-19 is hurting young people,” the author seemingly fails to realize that wearing masks and practicing social distancing, while protecting the wearer,...

Last week, an anonymous group of current and former housing workers published an open letter to the university detailing a series of demands. These demands — hazard pay, personal protective equipment, mandatory free testing, food and housing security in the...