Harvard University is facing challenges due to the Trump administration’s demands for changes that could compromise its academic freedom. The university has rejected these requests while navigating a potential federal funding freeze of over $2.9 billion. This situation threatens its financial stability and educational mission due to ideological pressures.
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Hands Off Marietta Square
Meet at St James Episcopal Church, Marietta 12:00 PM
Walk to The Square at 12:10 PM
Hands Off on the Square 12:15 PM -1:45 PM
This week, thousands of National Institutes of Health (NIH) employees were fired. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is based in Atlanta. It is only a few miles from my home. It was also included in the layoffs. It’s one of 27 institutes and centers of the NIH.
The Journal of Nature described the NIH mass firings as one of the darkest days.” The article quoted Michael Osterholm, an infectious diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota. He said, “This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business. These are going to be huge losses to the research community.”
So far, 20,000 NIH employees have been fired. This group includes the directors of four institutes of NIH. These are NIAID (Allergy & Infectious Disease), NICHD (Child Health), NIMHD (Minority Health), and NINR (Nursing Research)..
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My 2022 book, The Trump Files, analyzed the impact of Trump’s first term in office on...
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Trump and McMahon do not know how federal and state governments are integral to public education. This system supports about 50 million students in K-12 and more than 13 million in public colleges.
President Jimmy Carter’s administration helped establish the Federal Department of Education. Ever since conservative politicians have gone out of their way to dismantle it. Ronald Reagan was the first to go after it. Now, we have Donald Trump and his crony Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment. Trump signed an executive order to “begin eliminating” the Department of Education.
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In Volker Ullrich’s book, Germany 1923, he focuses on an “intoxicating time” in the year...
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I received this letter from the American Civil Liberties Union, addressed to Mr. Trump. As America’s anti-democratic turn imperils the free world, the ACLU will be a crucial defender.
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Note: This is a copy of a letter. I sent it to colleagues and friends in Australia, England,...
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The 100th Monkey and The 3.5% Rule—What’s in common? Tomorrow’s post will compare these ideas....
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Tonight the press is going bonkers over the idiot’s showtime to the Congress, the Supreme Court,...
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