Blog Verité

Washington Post says Ukrainian officials shared plans with Burns to claw back Russian-occupied territory, begin ceasefire negotiations by end of year

Xi Jinping needs Vladimir Putin to remain in power, and Russia to maintain stability, to help uphold the countries’ shared interests and to keep challenging the United States.

The decisions this week on affirmative action and student loans give Democrats a way to make a case on class and appeal to voters who have drifted away from the party.

In the wake of Friday’s Supreme Court decision striking down Biden’s relief plan, borrowers lament the path forward. (Image credit: Cecilia Castelli for NPR)

Race-conscious admissions helped only a tiny fraction of Black and Hispanic students. It could not address the many obstacles to a college degree.

Race-conscious admissions helped only a tiny fraction of Black and Hispanic students. It could not address the many obstacles to a college degree.

The ‘Unseen’ Students in the Affirmative Action Debate  The New York Times Clarence Thomas’ vote against affirmative action has me furious (Opinion)  Houston Chronicle Can colleges still create diversity without affirmative action?  Yahoo News Opinion: The Supreme Court rewrites American society once again  CNN

Funeral set to take place of 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed unrest; 45,000 police officers deployed as interior ministry says 2,500 fires set overnight

A young man who was in the car with the 17-year-old shot and killed by a police officer in France, sparking unrest across the country, has shared his story to “establish the truth”.

While the term itself is an offensive Jewish stereotype, the show uses it as part of a story arc on restaurant’s staff no longer using pejorative language