Colleges, faced with funding cuts, target tenure trims Douglas Belkin Updated Feb. 14, 2017 5:19 p.m. ET For decades, tenured professors held some of the most prestigious and secure jobs in the U.S. Now, their status is under attack at public and private colleges alike. In states facing budget[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Free Speech’
February 13th, 2017 - 9:46 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Trumpist Governor Blocks Town Hall
Commander in Chief of National Guard Cancels MSNBC Town Hall Event The All In With Chris Hayes town hall event scheduled for Monday morning at the National Guard Armory in Welch, WV has been abruptly cancelled. The purpose of the event was to discuss jobs, infrastructure and McDowell’s (as wel[...]
February 1st, 2017 - 1:07 am § in Schools & Colleges
Professors Will Not be Silenced:
IS YOUR NAME ON THE LIST? Over the past century, lists like the Professor Watchlist have been used to intimidate faculty, and have a chilling effect on free speech. Add your name to the list and stand in solidarity with colleagues who have been singled out by this website. The Professor Watchlist, w[...]
Jail The Press
New York Times Editor ‘Should Be In Jail’ For Publishing Trump Tax Documents [...]
November 6th, 2016 - 10:13 pm § in Misc.
Chinese Fascism: Beijing Outlaws Election of Dissidents in Hong Kong
(Beijing ) China’s top legislative body , the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, has ruled that Hong Kong people who advocate independence can not hold public office. This preempts a court battle over whether a pair of pro-independence activists who were elected to the ci[...]
How many Black athletes would kneel for the game?
Im sorry, but not standing for the Star Bangled Banner is something kids do at high school assemblies to protest injustice they learn about in their social studies classes. While I do applaud and admire Colin Kapernick, San Francisco 49ers Quarterback, who has taking a stance against “the op[...]
September 22nd, 2016 - 6:17 pm § in Misc.
China: Ai Weiwei
12-Year Sentence for Ai Weiwei’s Lawyer Xia Lin’s lawyer said he was being targeted for his human-rights work.[...]
August 1st, 2016 - 8:30 am § in Misc.
CHINA: Internet portals must shut all original reporting operations
Xi’s ‘Crusade’: Web services can now carry only state-approved media news (BLOOMBERG) China’s top internet regulator ordered major online companies including Sina Corp. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. to stop original news reporting, the latest effort by the government to tighten its grip over the[...]
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