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Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 11:36pm
Jon Queally, staff writer
The key question posed to Republicans in the Senate: "What are you afraid of?"
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 10:53pm
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Wisconsin ironworker and union activist Randy Bryce became a social media sensation on Monday following the release of a stirring ad announcing his bid to challenge House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) for his congressional seat in 2018.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 4:29pm
We have a new crop of musical honorary graduates in recent (and a few not quite so recent) ceremonies.
The post Now That’s What I Call an Honorary Graduate §7 – Musical Chairs appeared first on Wonkhe.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 3:01pm
Cabinet Secretary for Education Kirsty Williams outlines the Welsh Government's plans for a new regulatory framework and mission for higher and further education in Wales.
The post A ‘made in Wales’ approach to education regulation appeared first on Wonkhe.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 9:39am
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 9:37am
The NAACP released the following statement after the Justice Department issued guidance to the Civil Rights division to settle cases without using consent decrees: no-fault agreements that have helped de-segregate schools, reform police departments, defend religious freedom and ensure access for the disabled.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 9:34am
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 9:01am
Universities must better integrate digital skills into curricula in order to remain relevant and competitive, argues Jisc's Paul Feldman.
The post Universities are failing to equip enough students with digital skills appeared first on Wonkhe.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 8:03am
Common Dreams staff
Journalist Jim Acosta, the senior White House correspondent for CNN, was among those expressing alarm and frustration on Monday after the White House held a press briefing that barred the use of both audio and video recordings.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 7:08am
Winnie Byanyima
President Donald Trump has proved again how beholden our politics are to the interests of the super-rich elite. The conniving, rich oilmen that were so desperate to prevent and frustrate the Paris Agreement found cheerleaders in Mr Trump and his party. They choose to protect their profits from a flailing fossil fuel industry over human lives and a clean, inclusive future for us all.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 5:55am
Common Dreams staff
Amid surging resistance against the Senate GOP's plan to ram through its version of Trumpcare—which reportedly could include even deeper cuts to Medicaid than the House version—Sens.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 4:58am
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that former George W. Bush officials cannot be held liable for the abuse and detention of a group of Muslim, South Asian, and Arab non-citizens swept up in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 4:38am
Michael McPhearson
The following remarks were made on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at an anti-nuclear weapons rally in St. Louis, Missouri:
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 4:11am
Chris Hedges
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 4:04am
Ann Wright
The militarization of U.S. foreign policy certainly didn’t start with President Donald J. Trump; in fact, it goes back several decades. However, if Trump’s first 100 days in office are any indication, he has no intention of slowing down the trend.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 3:58am
Sam Biddle, The Intercept
Leak may have potentially violated the privacy of almost every single registered voter in the United States
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 3:34am
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Further indicating their willingness to "gouge poor people," Senate Republicans are reportedly considering even deeper cuts to Medicaid than those proposed by the House version of Trumpcare, which amounted to around $800 billion over ten years.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 3:28am
UN News Centre
Nearly 66 million people were forcibly displaced from their homes last year, the United Nation refugee agency today reported, stressing the “very high” pace at which conflict and persecution is forcing people to flee their homes.
The figure equates to “one person displaced every three seconds – less than the time it takes to read this sentence.”
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 2:40am
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 2:22am
Our final UPP Foundation/Wonkhe Policy Forum of the year completed the student lifecycle journey with a fascinating panel debate on graduate outcomes and the ‘value’ of a degree, on June 14th at King’s College London Our excellent panel, chaired once again by UPP Foundation’s Richard Brabner, featured: Professor Anna Vignoles, Professor of Education at Cambridge... read more
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 1:53am
This morning, following the US Supreme Court's decision to hear a case with the potential to end hyper-partisan gerrymandering, Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires Morris Pearl, former managing director at BlackRock Inc., issued the following statement:
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 1:50am
The American Civil Liberties Union, more than a dozen disability rights organizations, and several senators will sponsor a congressional briefing today that will examine the devastating impact of Medicaid per capita caps on people with disabilities.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 1:45am
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 1:40am
Miles Mogulescu
Donald Trump has made clear that there’s little room in his “America First” foreign policy for pressure on authoritarian foreign governments – whether Russia, Saudi Arabia, or China – to improve their human rights record. When it comes to human rights, as Trump told Arab leaders last month in Riyadh, his message seems to be “We’re not here to tell you what to do.”
The one exception to this see-no-evil policy is Cuba, where Trump has moved to reimpose failed Cold-War sanctions, ostensibly to pressure the island nation to improve human rights.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 1:31am
Shaun King
Just about a year ago, while riding through his hometown outside of Saint Paul, Minn., on the 4th of July, Philando Castile was racially profiled by the local police. It happened to him often. Officer Jeronimo Yanez claimed that as Castile drove past him in his car, the structure of Philando's nose reminded him of the nose of a black man he had seen in an armed robbery video.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 1:08am
Ira Chernus
It’s the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. What better place to celebrate than that fabled era’s epicenter, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, where the DeYoung Museum has mounted a dazzling exhibition, chock full of rock music, light shows, posters, and fashions from the mind-bending summer of 1967?
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 12:44am
Jake Johnson, staff writer
In a move that has the potential to "set a landmark precedent," the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced it will hear a Wisconsin gerrymandering case alleging the Republican-controlled legislature drew congressional disticts in a way that illegally discriminates against Democratic candidates and voters.