My, aren’t they delicate flowers? Book banners gonna ban books (NBC News): Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first National Youth Poet Laureate, spoke out Tuesday against what she described as a book ban after access to the poem she recited at President Joe Biden’s inauguration was limited at a Florida school. Miami-Dade County Public Schools moved “The Hill We Climb” to the middle school section of the library after a parent filed a formal objection to the work, according to documents obtained by the Florida Freedom to Read Project and shared with media. The Miami Herald first reported the story. “Unnecessary #bookbans like these are on the rise, and we must fight back,” Gorman said in a post on Facebook that accompanied a one-page statement in which she said her book had been banned from an elementary school. “I’m gutted,” Gorman reacted in a tweet.
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Over 6,000 voters were turned away and didn't return across around 50 council areas, Byline Times can reveal.
Paul Krugman has repeatedly over the years argued that we should continue to use mainstream economics hobby horses like IS-LM and AS-AD models. Here’s one example: So why do AS-AD? … We do want, somewhere along the way, to get across the notion of the self-correcting economy, the notion that in the long run, we […]
It’s now an article of faith that universalism, like other Enlightenment ideas, is a sham that was invented to disguise Eurocentric views that supported colonialism. When I first heard such claims some fifteen years ago, I thought they were so flimsy they’d soon disappear. For the claims are not simply ungrounded: they turn Enlightenment upside […]
“If we saw this in another country …” Maybe you’ve noticed. The U-S-A chanters bedecked in red, white and blue? The “we’re a republic, not a democracy” crowd? Those Real Americans™ with pocket Constitutions who, like the hypocrites Jesus warned about, make a public show of their political piety? They’re not really into the whole “consent of the governed” thing in the Declaration of Independence. You’re hardly shocked. Neither is David Pepper, the former Ohio Democratic Party chair. Right now in Ohio, Republicans firmly in control of the mechanisms of state governance are racing to hold a special election in August to pass a constitutional amendment that heads off a citizen-led ballot initiative in November. With it they hope to use a low-turnout August election to raise the threshold for passing a constitutional amendment in Ohio from 50% to 60%. The 50% threshold has been in place for 100 years, say critics. The citizen initiative would place an abortion rights guarantee in the state constitution. Revanchists cannot have that, so they want to raise the bar for passage ahead of November.
Earlier this month I received an invitation for a dinner party hosted by my friends Tom and Kathleen. When I asked what to bring, they said dessert. Since they were participants in my Easter Brunch featuring Smirnoff Jell-O Eggs, I decided to carry on the Jell-O theme and bake a Orange Coconut Cake from TheContinue reading The Joys of Jell-O Gelatin: Orange Coconut Cake (1981)
A Very Worthwhile Go Fund Me So, my dear friend Kirsty (who you may have met if you go to the Gallifrey One convention at which she’s a regular) has an autistic daughter called Claire. I say that, but Claire’s been awaiting an official assessment (which opens so many doors) for years now. My own […]
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From the policing of the anti-monarchy protests earlier this month, to the damning revelations in the recent Casey Review into the racism and sexism in the Metropolitan Police, it’s clear that the interests of the rich and powerful are protected at the expense of our rights and freedoms. Today is the first anniversary of the […]
Given the choice between restoring 'integrity and accountability' to Government or protecting his own interests, Sunak has consistently chosen the latter, reports Adam Bienkov
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy borrowed his punishing work requirement proposal from the conservative think tank pushing to loosen child labor laws.
On May 27, Henry Kissinger will celebrate his one-hundredth birthday. His centenary couldn’t come at a more symbolic time: Kissinger’s century was the American century, and they’re both coming to a close. Kissinger is probably America’s most controversial and polarising statesman — reviled as a war criminal by his critics, hailed as a master in …
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On this week’s Lever Time, David sits down with Succession executive producer Frank Rich to discuss the series finale.
"The Evil of the Daleks," Patrick Troughton's first story as the Second Doctor, is being adapted as a Doctor Who novel by Frazer Hines, aka Jamie.
Africa continues to be caught up in the proxy wars of Europe and the West, reports Brian Latham
Four members of the St. Louis Fed’s Asian Employee Resource Group shared their stories and what Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month means to them.
Kate Bermingham reports on how the law is being used to make up for climate change failure, as three major cases heading towards the ECHR
Today marks 35 years since the enactment of a piece of legislation that has since become synonymous with the aggressively anti-LGBT+ policy platform of Margaret Thatcher. Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988, banning ‘the promotion of homosexuality’ by councils, was ushered in at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It helped to assert […]
Anna Romandash meets a disabled activist who has led the way in supporting Ukraine's disabled population during Russia's horrific invasion of the country
1 package (11 ounces) pie crust sticks¼ cup sugar½ teaspoon ground cinnamon¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg4 medium baking apples, pared and coredMilkFluffy Swiss Sauce (below) Heat oven to 425°. Prepare pastry for Two-Crust Pie as directed on package except- Roll into 14-inch square. Cut into four 7-inch squares. Cover pastry to prevent drying. Mix sugar, cinnamon […]