The pressure campaign against Planned Parenthood offers a case study of how non-profits dependent on federal money and out of step with MAGA priorities can be as vulnerable as universities to financial upheaval. economist.com/united-states/…

The Justice Department gave no reason for its dismissal of Maurene Comey, a longtime federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of the former F.B.I. director, James Comey. Today she filed a lawsuit that challenges Trump's claims to power. nytimes.com/2025/09/15/nyr…

A disturbing trend. The newest face of long-term unemployment in the U.S.? The college educated. #HigherEd nytimes.com/2025/09/15/bus…

A powerful piece by renowned scholar Judith Butler on UC Berkeley providing names of staff and students to the government: “When Universities Become Informants.” #HigherEd chronicle.com/article/when-u…

The end of an era. Robert Redford, actor turned director and activist, dies at 89. nytimes.com/2025/09/16/mov…

University of California’s president warns that the federal government’s $1.2-billion fine and sweeping proposals to remake #UCLA are “minor in comparison” to what could hit the entirety of the nation’s premier university system. #HigherEd latimes.com/california/sto…

Educators are turning back to blue books to battle the threat of artificial intelligence eroding genuine learning. #AI #education salon.com/2025/09/15/wri…

When will more action be taken by those who represent us? UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in #Gaza and urges global action. apnews.com/article/israel…

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, Trump and his allies have laid out a broad plan to target liberal groups, monitor speech, revoke visas and designate certain groups as domestic terrorists. This will start soon. nytimes.com/2025/09/16/us/…

Trump’s laissez-faire stance gives Netanyahu a free pass for #Gaza escalation. As Israel mounts a major Gaza offensive, Trump has neither urged restraint nor endorsed the action, which Israel’s leader has taken as an implicit green light to proceed. nytimes.com/2025/09/16/wor…

Bij universiteiten hakken onderwijsbezuinigingen er stevig in. Verschillende instellingen hebben medewerkers ontslagen of verlengen tijdelijke contracten niet meer. Ook zullen diverse opleidingen verdwijnen. #HO share.google/xQqjqYbKxtzHyp…

What was behind David Bowie’s genius? The recently opened David Bowie Center keeps the answers. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

De beroemde Britse romanschrijfster Jane Austen werd 250 jaar geleden geboren en dat werd breed gevierd in de plaats Bath. Van over de hele wereld kwamen ‘Janeites’ samen. nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/09…

A major exhibition of the work of Picasso has just opened at the Tate in London. tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-…

The four men who were arrested after images of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto Windsor Castle are out on bail. bbc.com/news/articles/…

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like. yahoo.com/news/articles/…

A new poll shows that a growing number of Americans say that the U.S. supports Israel too much in the #Gaza war. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/…

Kimmel’s suspension confirms what many suspected after Colbert’s cancellation: media companies must punish Trump critics if they want their mega-mergers approved. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

Eleven people detained in Ghana after being deported from the US have sued the West African nation's government. Their lawyer told the BBC that the deportees had not violated any Ghanaian law, and their detention in a military camp was therefore illegal. bbc.com/news/articles/…

42% of American social media users say the sites are important for them getting involved with political and social issues. pewrsr.ch/41Rz37x