Education

Wealthy Donors Set a Dangerous Precedent for Universities

Robert Reich / Substack Dec 14, 2023 By forcing out university presidents over hypotheticals posed by right-wing members of Congress, one cannot help but worry that this will only serve to fuel antisemitism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Jr. Is Practically Inviting a Probe Into His Business Practices

Jake Pearsen and Peter Elkind / ProPublica Dec 5, 2018 A new report finds the president's eldest son invested in a lettuce company whose chair sought federal funds from the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Fake News Travels 6 Times Faster Than the Truth, Study Shows

SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated Press Mar 8, 2018 Massachusetts Institute of Technology research finds that in 126,000 stories tweeted millions of times over 10 years, "no matter how you slice it, falsity wins out." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Health Attacks’ on U.S. Diplomats in Cuba Remain a Mystery

LAURAN NEERGAARD and JOSH LEDERMAN / The Associated Press Feb 14, 2018 A detailed report by medical scientists says American Embassy personnel suffered a "disability of a significant nature," but it can offer no diagnosis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Deadly Rule of the Oligarchs

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 11, 2018 Aristotle would recognize America’s deviant form of government. It’s a perversion in which parasitic elites irrationally pursue money, power and hedonism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish’s TED Talk: On Scratching Itches, Ditching Decorum and Reimagining the Role of the Artist

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2017 The award-winning cartoonist came prepared with images of Jesus in compromised positions and an array of ideas about the role of the rabble-rousing artist in contemporary culture. Watch and learn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boredom Is Not a Problem to Be Solved

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2015 “Don’t replace boredom with work or fun or habits. Don’t pull out a screen at every idle moment. Boredom is the last privilege of a free mind,” writes Gayatri Devi. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Banning Dissent in the Name of Civility

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 22, 2014 A student group has revoked an invitation for me to speak at a university because of my views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Its action is part of the routine censorship carried out on campuses against those who will not read from the Israel lobby’s script. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

And Now for Your Gender-Biased Brain Science Update

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2013 This just in: Men's and women's brains are different. Like, structurally different. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colleges Suing Poor Students Over Loan Defaults

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 6, 2013 "The increase in the amount of defaulted loans among poor students comes as President Barack Obama says he wants to expand access to college for working-class families and increase funding for the Perkins program," Bloomberg reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bad News for the Jersey Shore

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2011 New Jersey's leaders have some heavy lifting to do, quickly. Scientists who have reviewed the most detailed study yet produced on the subject of sea level changes over the last 2,000 years are predicting a three-foot rise for the state's coastline by the end of the century. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Stem Cells Blamed for Baldness

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2011 A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania believes defective stem cells cause male pattern baldness. Apparently the haywire cells cause shrinking follicles that produce microscopic hairs. A cure may be possible. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )