#As antisemitism spikes on campuses, remember that colleges are also workplaces

#As antisemitism spikes on campuses, remember that colleges are also workplaces

The scenes of Jewish students experiencing antisemitism on college campuses are frightening. But colleges are also workplaces, and the antisemitism that Jewish staff and faculty are experiencing is no less frightening for its intensity, their inability to avoid it and their greater and more particularized fear of retaliation. The agency charged with enforcing federal antidiscrimination…

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#President Biden says he’s fighting back against abortion bans. He’s ignoring the oldest one

#President Biden says he’s fighting back against abortion bans. He’s ignoring the oldest one

We are in the midst of a monumental reckoning for last year’s Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Abortion rights have won in every election since the ruling, and politicians are scrambling to respond to a popular constituency that they neglected for years. Yet the reproductive rights movement should make one thing clear to any politician…

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#Jury decides against Google’s app store in antitrust lawsuit 

#Jury decides against Google’s app store in antitrust lawsuit 

A federal jury in California sided with “Fortnite” maker Epic Games in the company’s antitrust lawsuit against Google’s Android App Store, finding the store violated antitrust laws and was illegally protected from competition. The jury in San Diego reached a unanimous verdict on Monday night after nearly three hours of deliberation following a weeks-long trial…

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#Elon Musk asks Alex Jones about ‘the whole Sandy Hook thing’ and Jones apologizes again

#Elon Musk asks Alex Jones about ‘the whole Sandy Hook thing’ and Jones apologizes again

Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones issued another apology for his comments about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, as tech billionaire Elon Musk asked him about the controversy amid his reinstatement on Musk’s platform X (formerly Twitter).  The Infowars host was pressed on the issue during an appearance on X Spaces livestream co-hosted by…

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#Bronny James has USC debut after health scare

#Bronny James has USC debut after health scare

LeBron “Bronny” James Jr. made his collegiate debut with his team, the University of Southern California Trojans, Sunday, months after suffering a cardiac arrest episode during a summer workout session.  The standout freshman, who came off the bench and was on minute restriction made by his head coach Andy Enfield, tallied four points (on 1-3…

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