Sorry for being dumb -- but some publishers will refuse to sell to libraries in order to force sales? Assuming so -- *which* publishers?
đ about five or six years ago I had to start explicitly teaching that fascism was bad. I could no longer rely on students having a basic understanding of that.
New: Admiration for Hitler was once confined to the internet's dankest, seamiest corners. Now it's breaking through on the largest platforms, including TikTok, YouTube and X, as the far right uses voice AI to breathe new life into the FĂŒhrer's words and ideas. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Videos of the Nazi leader speaking in English are reaching millions online. Experts fear theyâre fueling a surge of antisemitism.
CUNY is dying on the vine from malignant neglect and indifference, the city faces major challenges with housing costs, but this motherfuckerâŠhas been busy with other matters, it seems.
âFederal agents early Thursday swept in to search the official residence of Mayor Eric Adams, a stunning move that capped a lengthy corruption investigation into whether the mayor conspired with the Turkish government to funnel illegal foreign money into his campaign coffers.â đż
Mayor Eric Adams, indicted in a lengthy corruption investigation, insisted he was innocent. Prosecutors are expected to announce the charges on Thursday.
Cornell invites Ann Coulter to give a talk called "Immigration: The Conspiracy To End America," but suspends a British student for speaking out against Gaza, so he can be deported www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Momodou Taal, who is attending the university with a F-1 visa, was suspended after a September 18 protest under a new policy seeking to quash Gaza solidarity actions.
Itâs incredible: the judiciary and most of our elected representatives are more concerned with the appearance of political motives in prosecution than with the actual crimes and their incredibly corrosive impact on the country. The myopia is baffling.
The NY appeals courtâs solicitude toward Trumpâs career of massive fraud is my least favorite news of the day. www.politico.com/news/2024/09...
A panel of judges voiced skepticism about the size and validity of the nearly half-billion-dollar judgment.
The director of Project 2025, Paul Dans, did not resign as was generally reported, per RealClearPolitics: he was fired after an investigation found repeated professional misconduct and mistreatment of colleaguesâparticularly women. On his way out, he asked for $3.1 million payout (he didn't get it).
The director of Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for how former President Donald Trump ought to govern if returned to the White House, did not resign...
Oh, god -- is it Musk? Someone worse?
Khan's tenure at FTC has been amazing. She's made it one of the most important centers for progressive policymaking in the Biden administration. Harris needs to publicly back her to the hilt
My latest: New polling shows that roughly 80 percent of Democrats feel the government should be doing more to take on corporate monopolies. Still, prominent party donors are urging Kamala Harris to dump Joe Biden's star antitrust enforcer. www.wired.com/story/ftc-ch...
New polling shows roughly 80 percent of Democrats feel the government should be doing more to take on corporate monopolies. Still, prominent party donors are urging Kamala Harris to dump Lina Khan.
Russian combat veterans have killed at least 242 people after returning home from Ukraine, a new study shows. Youâll be shocked to learn that returned former convicts are likelier to murder than other veterans and likelier to commit crimes against women. verstka.media/veterany-svo-ubiâŠ
I can't look at one of the guys in these pictures without wanting to punch my laptop screen.