Can Israel Be a Democracy for All?

It is a mistake to ignore the connection between the attempted judicial coup in Israel and the occupation of the West Bank.

Police struck by crabs in protestor-related incident

From The Daily Mail:

Demonstrators are said to have thrown crabs at police following a week of violent clashes over France's reforms to the national pension age.

A stand-off over maritime regulations in Rennes saw protesters clutching spider crabs during altercations with the authorities.

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Protesters of the World, Unite

Individual protests, like those in Hong Kong, may be defeated. But the global protest movement is only beginning.

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Borrowers Protest Outside the Supreme Court, Urging for Student Loan Forgiveness

Hundreds of students urged the justices to keep the Biden administration program that aims to eliminate $400 billion in student loan debt.

Students Protest During Supreme Court Hearing on Debt Forgiveness

Supporters of loan forgiveness rallied outside the Supreme Court while the justices heard arguments over President Biden’s effort to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in federal student debt.

At Michigan State, Balancing Freedom and Safety in the Wake of Tragedy

While elementary, middle and high schools have adopted new safety technology to try to deter gun violence, the same changes have not come to the more open campuses of colleges and universities.

Ron DeSantis’s Efforts to Make Education in Florida Less ‘Woke’

The Florida governor’s influence on an A.P. Black studies course. Also: The killing of Black men; a formidable Trump; anti-boycott bills; living without plastic.

The Crime Wave That Wasn’t

Burlington challenges the power of its police department.