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Pelosi to the Press: Stop Obsessing Over Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 14, 2018 11 Comments

“There are other things going on that are newsworthy."

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Pressure mounts on Airbnb over boycott of ‘West Bank’ Jews, calling into question planned 2019 IPO

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2018 7 Comments

In order to deprive 200 Jewish families of the ability to rent out their homes, Airbnb incurred the wrath of the U.S. and Israeli political systems, created a competitor, and endangered its IPO.

Comedian Nimesh Patel Responds to Being Pulled Off Stage at Columbia

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 11, 2018 1 Comment

"I try to learn things from everyone I encounter"

Supreme Court Declines Cases That Would Allow States to Block Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Funding

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 10, 2018 21 Comments

Justice Clarence Thomas not thrilled: "Some tenuous connection to a politically fraught issue does not justify abdicating our judicial duty."

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Theresa May Cancels Crucial Vote on Brexit Deal In Face of Possible Defeat

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 10, 2018 12 Comments

The concern over the backstop means the Brexit deal faces defeat.

Students and Faculty at UMass Amherst Think More Needs to be Done About Campus Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 10, 2018 1 Comment

“it’s important that this campus be a safe place for them to live and work”

https://twitter.com/emmamurphyitv/status/1066772298068357121

Even more caravan migrants heading back to Central America

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 10, 2018 20 Comments

“The caravan is over. Everyone is on their own now.”

Anti-Semitic “Deadly Exchange” campaign can be defeated when local pro-Israel groups respond quickly

Posted by Miriam Elman on December 09, 2018 3 Comments

In Rhode Island, the small but active RI Coalition for Israel immediately responded to the Jewish Voice for Peace pressure campaign, and the Rhode Island State Police (as well as Boston Police) did not cancel their Israel trips.

Irish Lecturer Stabbed to Death at University in Paris for Showing Drawing of Mohammed During Class

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 09, 2018 37 Comments

The attacker, a student, "took out a steak knife and plunged it into the Irishman’s throat, and then into his chest."

Nazi Imagery in Production of ‘The Sound of Music’ at Performing Arts School Causes Furor

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 09, 2018 3 Comments

"The hills are alive … with the sound of political correctness."

Advanced Victimology Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 08, 2018 3 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJWhIW_b0A8

Federal Prosecutors Issue Sentencing Recommendations for Former Trump Attorney, Michael Cohen

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 07, 2018 16 Comments

"...weighs heavily in favor of a substantial term of imprisonment. In particular, the nature and seriousness of the offenses and the need to promote respect for the law and afford adequate deterrence are especially weighty considerations"