Taking a break from her work dismantling her own department, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon last week threatened roughly $9 billion of grants and contracts with Harvard because of “the school’s failure to protect students on campus from antisemitic discrimination.” As shocking as that threat was, it wasn’t entirely a surprise: Since the Justice Department … Read more
Investigators gather at a scene where a shooting took place, in California. (File photo used for representational purpose only.) | Photo Credit: AP The number of U.S. mass killings linked to extremism over the past decade was at least three times higher than the total from any 10-year period since the 1970s, according to a … Read more
Washington CNN Business — New Twitter owner Elon Musk declared last month that “hate speech impressions” had dramatically fallen on the platform since he took over. It was a remarkable claim, given that Musk has executed mass layoffs and chased away hundreds of employees, draining the company of much-needed resources to enforce content moderation policies, … Read more
Annie Ortega-Long, education director, Los Angeles Regional Office, Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Megan Nevels, assistant education director, Los Angeles Regional Office, Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Nicholas Turton, spokesperson, Stop AAPI Hate. Yaya Yuan, director of education and mentoring programs, Apex for Youth, New York City. Shi Yan Liu, high school student, Brooklyn, NY. Limin Li, high school … Read more