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‘The universities are the enemy’: why the right detests the American campus

For centuries, the academy was exclusive to the Christian elite. When that began to change, an onslaught began

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025

Puerto Rico drops climate lawsuit after DoJ sues states to block threats to big oil

Territory’s voluntary move comes as Trump administration makes good on pledge to end lawsuits against oil and gas

The Guardian - US · May 2, 2025

Chaos unleashed by Musk’s Doge is starting to wane – what does that mean?

Tech billionaire plans to hang up the chainsaw as he steps away from ‘efficiency’ role amid Tesla sales slump

The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2025

Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Could End Up Hurting Economic Growth

President-elect Donald Trump's hardline immigration proposals -- including a controversial mass deportation plan -- could prove economically damaging, analysts say, with US sectors that rely heavily on foreign workers like agriculture and construction especially hard hit.

International Business Times · Nov 24, 2024

Leonard Leo-linked group attacking efforts to educate judges on climate

Rightwing US thinktank claimed in report that non-profit holding trainings is ‘corruptly influencing the courts’

The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2024

Advocacy Group Report Raises Concerns Over Climate Judiciary Project

AEI report accuses Climate Judiciary Project of influencing judges on climate change cases, raising transparency concerns.

Top News · Aug 15, 2024

Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project 2025’ is just the latest action plan from a group with an over 50-year history of steering GOP lawmaking

As the 2024 presidential election heats up, some people are hearing about the Heritage Foundation for the first time. The conservative think tank has a new, ambitious and controversial policy plan, Project 2025, which calls for an overhaul of American public policy and government.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024

These teens were missing too much school. Here's what it took to get them back

Since the pandemic, chronic absenteeism in the nation's K-12 schools has skyrocketed. These teens are working to get their attendance back on track.

WEKU · May 18, 2024

More Than 1 in 4 Kids Are Chronically Absent From School, Report Shows

Since COVID-era school closures, chronic absenteeism has increased from 15 to 26 percent, with poor districts struggling the most.

Reason · Apr 2, 2024

K-12 students learned a lot last year, but they're still missing too much school

Families will play an essential role in getting students back on track, researchers say. But it's going to take a "culture" shift around the importance of being in school.

WEKU · Feb 9, 2024