Skepic
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Pro-choice, pro-inclusion, pro-human rights, pro-democracy.
Fan of all Philly sports teams.
Joanne Freeman
Tom Maxwell“A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.
Backlash against the practice has been building in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action in college admissions.”
Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard
A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni. Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, is filing the civil rights complaint on behalf of Black and Latino community groups in New England, alleging that Harvard’s admissions system violates the Civil Rights Act. It’s the latest effort in a growing push against legacy admissions. Backlash against the practice has been building in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action in college admissions.
Robert ReichTotal student loan debt that would have been erased for millions of Americans: $400 billion
Total cost of the Trump tax cuts that largely benefited the wealthy and corporations: $1.9 trillion
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Alex WildIt’s happened. Our department has lost a young faculty member to a better offer in a safer state.
Texas’s extremist government will end up wrecking the universities here. Given a choice, people don’t want to subject themselves to fascism.
Mark RuffaloOrganize the vote. They're taking us backward. We have already left them behind. Now we keep building people's power. We have the people. We are far more mighty. Hold on tight & keep organizing. Drown out the noise. Keep pushing forward. The only way to freedom is forward.
batkaren (a/k/a kt roth)Phrases like “piece of cake” and “easy as pie” are super misleading about baking’s difficulty level.
Mr Spock 🖖"What are the
things that you
can't see that
are important?
I would say
justice, truth,
humility, service,
compassion, love.
You can't see any
of those, but
they're the
guiding lights
of a life.
things that you
can't see that
are important?
I would say
justice, truth,
humility, service,
compassion, love.
You can't see any
of those, but
they're the
guiding lights
of a life.
Augie Ray“I think that #COVID19 is setting us up for a hundred years of problems.” People are ignoring the long-term risks of repeated infections. They should stop doing so and #WearAMask.
What history tells us about the long-term effects of a pandemic https://gero.usc.edu/2020/12/08/century-covid-pandemic-risk/
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