| Dec 18, 2019 | Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Trump administration says it’s anti-Semitic to criticize Israel. That’s the gist of a recent executive order that would treat campus calls to boycott Israel over its treatment of Palestinians as anti-Semitic discrimination on the basis of “national origin.”...
| Dec 17, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s good to have a happy-ending story for the holidays — one that’s not sugar-plum sappy, but genuinely uplifting. It “feels like justice,” said fourth-generation Texas shrimper Diane Wilson in early December, when a federal district judge okayed a $50 million...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWhen I grew up in the 1970s, my father often sat in an alcoholic or drug-induced stupor. When he was left in charge, the TV served as the “adult” in the room for us. As a toddler, I thought of Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, and the other residents...
| Dec 11, 2019 | Rights / DemocracyA lawsuit is taking on the University of California system’s use of the SAT and ACT standardized tests in admissions. The suit claims the tests are “deeply biased and provide no meaningful information about a student’s ability to succeed.” As a...
| Dec 10, 2019 | Rights / DemocracyAs President Trump’s impeachment unspools, news coverage is buzzing about conspiracy theories and geopolitical rivalries. But at the root of Trump’s effort to extort Ukraine was a simple motive: Trump hoped to influence our elections to preserve his power and that of...
