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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Odessa Kelly’s Case for Nashville

Odessa Kelly’s Case for Nashville

Ainsley Gill, Contributor March 28, 2022

Image Credits: Joey Kemeny As a child, Nashville native Odessa Kelly never imagined she’d be involved in politics. Now, she’s the progressive Democrat running for Congress in Tennessee's District...

Vanderbilt College Democrats-Republicans Discussion: A Refreshing Exercise of Civil Discourse

Vanderbilt College Democrats-Republicans Discussion: A Refreshing Exercise of Civil Discourse

Kyle Heard, Contributor February 23, 2022

Image courtesy of Shane Mumma With the world of American politics as tumultuous as ever, the time seemed ripe for a discussion between Vanderbilt’s two largest political organizations: Vanderbilt...

Vanderbilt Democrats-Republicans Showdown: The Green New Deal

Vanderbilt Democrats-Republicans Showdown: The Green New Deal

Dylan Garwick, Contributor October 28, 2021

With an impending climate crisis on the horizon, many efforts have been made both on campus, with organizations like Dores Divest, and off campus, with climate strikes happening around the world, to bring...

VCR and VCD Go Head-to-Head on Minimum Wage

VCR and VCD Go Head-to-Head on Minimum Wage

Donald Hall, Senior Editor April 5, 2021

Members of the Vanderbilt College Republicans (VCR) and Vanderbilt College Democrats (VCD) took to the virtual last week, participating in a time-honored tradition of both organizations: the annual policy...

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The Challenge of Mass Incarceration Explored

Cameron Deal, Contributor October 21, 2020

On Tuesday evening, the Vanderbilt College Democrats (VCD) and Vanderbilt Prison Project (VPP) co-hosted a panel about mass incarceration, featuring Dr. Rosevelt Noble, Ashley Adams, Bettie Kirkland, and...

Recap: VCD Women in Politics Panel

Recap: VCD Women in Politics Panel

Caroline Fleischhauer September 11, 2017

On Wednesday evening, students filled a Kissam Center classroom to discuss the role of women in American politics. The panel, hosted by the Vanderbilt College Democrats, included Vanderbilt Political...

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Vanderbilt College Democrats Statement on The American Health Care Act

Guest Submissions July 5, 2017

The following is a statement from the Vanderbilt College Democrats, provided to VPR by VCD's core members. The opinions expressed here are solely those of the organization. Despite being named The...

A Statement from the Vanderbilt College Democrats

A Statement from the Vanderbilt College Democrats

November 9, 2016

Many of us woke up yesterday excited by the prospect of electing the first female president. But the day ended in disgust. The Democratic Party wrote history by being the first major party to nominate...

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