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Tag: academic freedom

Trump purge of National Science Board sparks warnings of political takeover...

The firing of every member of the National Science Board, alongside sweeping proposed cuts to federal research agencies, is raising alarms that the administration is dismantling independent scientific governance while jeopardizing America’s research leadership.

MIT rejects Trump funding compact, ignites academic freedom showdown

First elite university publicly refuses White House pledge critics call “extortion,” setting up a legal, financial, and political fight over free inquiry and federal research dollars.

Free speech under siege as Trump FCC forces cancellation of Kimmel

ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel’s show after threats from Trump’s FCC, raising alarms about corporate capitulation, censorship, and the systematic erosion of First Amendment protections.

‘No nonprofit is safe’: Trump escalates federal crackdown on civil society...

From Ivy League universities to climate and justice nonprofits, the Trump administration is deploying tax threats, federal takeovers, and embedded agents to suppress ideological dissent and dismantle nonprofit independence.

US denies French scientist entry over anti-Trump text messages

Trump administration, free speech, academic freedom, border security, France, scientific research, political censorship, U.S. immigration, CBP, FBI, diplomatic relations.

Violent arrest of Emory Professor spotlights brutality of police crackdown on...

Emory University incident raises alarms: Academic community questions police response to peaceful campus protests amid growing national debate on academic freedom and civil liberties.

Harvard Law Review rejects Palestinian scholar’s essay on Gaza genocide, igniting...

This decision has sparked debates about academic freedom and the suppression of Palestinian voices in legal academia.

U.S. Senate passes resolution condemning pro-Palestinian campus activism amidst escalating speech...

Amidst rising tensions and a national debate, voices on U.S. campuses and workplaces face severe backlash for speaking out on the Israel-Gaza conflict, raising pivotal questions about free speech and the price of political expression in America.

A dangerous moment for academic freedom

Florida officials say they want to promote “intellectual freedom” — by using political surveys to target university funding.

Academic freedom at risk after decades of attacks and underfunding from...

We look at one of the consequences of this crisis: the growing threat to academic freedom with academic and author Henry Reichman.

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Judge dismisses the last January 6 case, writing that absolving the Oath Keepers is...

The Justice Department told the court a retrial would harass eight men whose sentences Trump had already commuted. Two Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty and cooperated keep their convictions.

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The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
Howard Zinn speaking in 2009. Photo: Jim from Stevens Point, WI, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

“The People’s Historian”: Dave Zirin’s New Book Explores “Remarkable” Life of Howard Zinn

We speak to Dave Zirin, author and sports editor at The Nation , about his new book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn , chronicling the life and activism of the legendary historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States .
The west front of the U.S. Capitol. The Protected Time Off Act, pending in Congress, would guarantee full-time workers two weeks of paid annual leave. Photo: Architect of the Capitol (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none

Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.