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Sep 18 2019
News
Fed slices interest rates for second time since 2008 recession
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark lending rate by one-quarter of a point on Wednesday, the second time this year it has reduced rates in the face of a weakening global economy.
The central bank's new interest rate is now 1.75 percent to 2 percent, according to a statement issued after a two-day monetary policy meeting by the Federal Open Market Committee, the voting arm of the Fed
NBC News DigitalJul 02 2015
News
OPINION: The High Court’s Disunited State
Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court ruling against school segregation, was decided in a unanimous vote, 9-0. The court understood that in decisions that mandate significant societal and cultural change, and that will garner significant opposition, the fact of unanimity is in itself a kind of final argument.
Peggy NoonanMay 22 2024
Headline Roundup
Biden Administration Cancels $7.7B in Student Loans
The Biden administration is canceling another $7.7 billion in student loans for 160,000 borrowers.
Key Details: Under the Department of Education's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, eligible borrowers will have an average of $35,000 in debt written off. The combined total cost to taxpayers could reach $1.4 trillion, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible
Newsweek Associated Press Washington ExaminerJan 19 2015
News
Obama hits 50% approval rating in poll
Another poll, more evidence that President Obama's stock is rising among the American public.
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll put Obama's approval rating at 50%, his highest since the spring of 2013 in this particular survey.
That's also nine points higher than it was in December, a month after voters gave Republicans control of the Senate and increased the GOP majority in
USA TODAYSep 29 2020
Opinion
College No Place for Free Speech Fans, Rankings Show
When it comes to protecting free speech, America’s colleges and universities are earning a failing grade. That’s the upshot of a comprehensive new study that asked almost 20,000 students at 55 schools how tolerant and open to controversial ideas their campuses are.
The University of Chicago received the highest score – just 64.2 points out of a total of 100; DePauw University was at the
RealClearPoliticsJul 18 2020
Opinion
The Revolution Is Winning
This is what the revolution looks like.
Weather Underground terrorists, who made no secret of being anti-AmeriKKKan “small-c” communists, are having more success than they could have dreamed of in the 1960s.
They are dominating the language. You know that whole “white privilege” nostrum that we’re paying universities $60K per year to drum into our children’s brains? It is derived
National Review (News)May 13 2021
News
At least three rockets fired from south Lebanon towards Israel, security forces confirm
At least three rockets have been fired from Lebanon towards Israel, the Israeli military has confirmed.
The military said the rockets landed in the Mediterranean Sea, causing no damage or casualties.
It said after the rocket attack “according to protocol no sirens were sounded.”
The rockets were launched from the Qlaileh area north of Naqoura, near the border with Israel
The IndependentJul 20 2020
Opinion
University’s Return Plan to Classroom Ignores Pandemic’s Impact on Communities of Color
IOWA CITY — In early July, the United States surpassed three million COVID-19 cases. As of July 17, the country has confirmed more than 138,000 deaths stemming from the pandemic. Nonetheless, universities across the country are eager to send students, faculty, and instructional staff back into the classroom.
The University of Iowa (UI), where I am a graduate student and Teaching
Latino RebelsNov 17 2020
News
GA Secretary of State Claims Republicans Are Pushing Him to Exclude Legal Ballots. Lindsey Graham Responds.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger claimed Sen. Lindsey Graham, and other Republicans, suggested he find ways to exclude legally cast ballots, which the South Carolina senator denies.
Raffensperger, a Republican, told the Post he was under pressure from within his own party during the recount to bring about a more favorable outcome
TownhallJun 10 2022
Perspectives Blog
“Gender-Affirming Care” or “Medical Procedures”? Both Sides of Transgender Terminology
Updated May 10, 2023
Treatments for gender dysphoria/gender-affirming care for transgender youth have been a hot topic of discussion lately, with some states moving to limit or ban such treatments for youth. This led to an internal discussion at AllSides as to whether or not we should use the phrase “gender-affirming care” or another term when writing about transgender treatments and
Julie Mastrine