Opinion: Don’t cancel U.S. college students with strong views on Israel and Gaza. Encourage complexity https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-11-24/israel-gaza-war-campuses-free-speech-teachers-professors-students

#MisEducation: Our biggest problem on campuses isn’t apathy, equity or AI. It’s that we aren’t teaching kids to grapple with complex ideas.

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Opinion: How educators can help students embrace nuance over Israel and Gaza

I can be both broken-hearted over Israelis killed in the Hamas attacks and also grieve Palestinians killed in Israel's retaliation.

Los Angeles Times

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Keeping contentious nuclear plant open could cost Californians $45B: report

Extending operations of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant through 2045 could cost California ratepayers as much as $45 billion, a new report has found. The state’s biggest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), is currently in the process of seeking a license renewal that could enable the aging facility to run for another 20…

The Hill