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Tag: MIT

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.

MIT’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism: Bans, censorship, and retaliation against students...

MIT faces backlash for silencing pro-Palestine activism, raising concerns about academic freedom and its ties to Israeli military institutions.

We’re miscalculating the cancer risk from a massive class of chemicals:...

"I think regulators, whether it's in air, soil or sediment, are getting the message … in Europe and the U.S. that you really have to take a much broader look at PAHs in terms of exposure and risk."

The Organization of American States is eroding faith in democracy

Under its pro-Trump secretary general, a politicized OAS has botched electoral missions across the hemisphere — and even precipitated a coup.

MIT professor placed on leave for secretly accepting money from Jeffrey...

“The actions of a senior faculty member have raised new concerns. In keeping with MIT practice on faculty discipline, I have asked his department head to consider any appropriate action."

Mixed messages from MIT Media Lab regarding Epstein money

The director of the M.I.T. Media Lab received at least $1.7 million from Epstein, including $1.2 million for his own outside investment funds.

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Minnesota sues Trump administration after federal agents withhold evidence in fatal immigration raid shootings

State officials say federal authorities blocked access to key evidence following deaths tied to Operation Metro Surge.

How Democrats helped clear Trump’s path back to power

The Democratic Party has chosen again and again to abandon working people and cling to corporate power, militarism, and a feckless, out-of-touch leadership class, Norman Solomon of RootsAction says. And we’re all paying the price.

What I saw in Cuba was resilience

It was a country enduring a 66-year siege, and a people who, against all odds, continue to build, create, and care for one another.

The most dangerous country

From 2003 to 2026 and beyond.

From pollution to performance wear: Fair-trade clothes made from 100% ocean plastic

“My motto is: there’s already so much plastic out there, why are we making more? There’s so much we can be pulling from. It’s already a resource; we just have to get it.”