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“Back to Normal” Pandemic Policies Are Harming Those Most in Need of Protection
Public health advocates in California and Oregon fear contagion as public schools implement relaxed COVID policies.
Florida Activists Protest Anti-Transgender Policy, Organize Die-Ins Outside DMVs
“This protest may appear bleak, but it’s rooted in REALITY,” the Youth Action Fund said
In My Classroom, Storytelling Helped Unlock New Perspectives on Palestine
As a teacher, I see it as my responsibility to bring Palestine into my classroom, despite my fear of facing retaliation.
Silence Is Dangerous in the Current Age of Rising Fascism in the US
Social movements are creating powerful new languages for confronting tyranny. We must resist the plague of silence.
Iowa Republicans Forward Bill to Force Students to Stand for National Anthem
“By mandating that they stand, our students’ First Amendment rights would be violated,” one critic of the bill said.
The Uber Rich Are Funding “National School Choice Week” to Attack Public Schools
The school privatization PR stunt is a pet project of the Gleason family and Koch family fortunes.
Campaign to Demonize Palestinian Advocacy Shows Cracks at Columbia and in Courts
The double standards have become stark as leaders fail to condemn a chemical attack against a Columbia ceasefire rally.
I Refuse to Endorse Zionism, So I Am Resigning From My Leadership Position
I have experienced unrelenting pressure from Florida Atlantic University to disavow my anti-Zionist ethical commitments.
Columbia Professor: The University Has Gone to War Against Students Since Oct. 8
Katherine Franke says some faculty have spent an enormous amount of time protecting students from the university itself.
Columbia University Could See a Tuition Strike If It Doesn’t Divest From Israel
If organizers can confirm 1,000 strikers, they will call for an official strike before the spring 2024 tuition deadline.