On Friday, Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive aiming to bolster the city’s response to ongoing U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) activity — and called for records from […]
Tag: Trump
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion
The ouster of UVA’s president attacks academic freedom
The forced resignation of James E. Ryan as president of the University of Virginia at the hands of the Trump administration marks a dangerous precedent for American higher education. The […]
Posted inCovers
Saving second chances: The battle over Job Corps
The Trump administration’s decision, in May, to cut funding for the Job Corps program nationwide has been temporarily halted by the U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan. Carter issued […]
Posted inFeature
The ‘big beautiful bill’: future effects on low-income students and families
A day before the 4th of July—the 249th year of what some celebrated as America’s birthdate—the current administration’s ‘big beautiful bill’ swiftly passed its way through the U.S. House of […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics
Trump administration sues City of Los Angeles
On Monday the Trump administration sued the city of Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council over L.A.’s so-called “sanctuary city” policies, alleging in federal court that the […]
Posted inNational, News
Celebrities lend their star power to The Trevor Project in sign on letter
In the heights of various legislation currently being passed by the Trump administration in an effort to eliminate LGBTQ+ services such as free HIV/ STI testing, suicide prevention hotlines, and […]
Posted inLocal, News
Immigration raids and protests likely to continue this week
Southland communities braced themselves for a third week of immigration enforcement activity while city of Los Angeles officials contemplate suing the Trump administration to prohibit federal agents from carrying out […]
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion
In a place we’ve never been since slavery
After Israel’s latest military attack on another nation, Trump says “I gave Iran a 60-day ultimatum to “Make A Deal!.“ That makes the U. S. a partner in this latest […]
Posted inNational
Critics question 2024 results as Musk tactics surface
Donald Trump’s return to the White House in 2024 has reignited questions about election integrity, particularly after his remarks thanking Elon Musk for what he called a “landslide” win in […]
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion, Practical Politics
Practical Politics
Recent news stories from 2023 and 2024 continue to discuss cities with high percentages of Black residents, in spite of continued noxiousness from the current administration. Jackson, Mississippi, for example, […]