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Elite university strikes back: Trump further cuts off Harvard's money supply: The US government is taking vehement action against allegedly left-liberal ...
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Trump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets White House demands
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Voluntarily lower salary: Harvard president sends signal in dispute with Trump administration
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US government wants to deny Harvard new funding: Research funding is likely to be the first to be affected by the cuts. Critics accuse Donald Trump of ...
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Harvard says it has ‘common ground’ with Trump administration, but is ‘undermined’ by government overreach
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Harvard’s President Alan Garber Talks About His Legal Fight With Trump: Alan Garber became a hero to liberals after Harvard resisted the federal government ...
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Image from the original article. Source: Harvard expands lawsuit after Trump cancels $450 million more in grants: Harvard University expanded its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's moves to ...
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Key FactsTrump Administration Cuts Additional $450 Million to Harvard
May 13 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- The Trump administration announced the termination of $450 million in grants to Harvard University.
- This follows the cancellation of $2.2 billion in federal funding the previous week.
- A government antisemitism task force criticized the university for failing to address racial discrimination and antisemitic harassment.
- Harvard is suing over the funding cut and opposes the administration's demands for control over hiring and academic content.
College Professors Are Turning to ChatGPT to Generate Course Materials. One Student Noticed — and Asked for a Refund.
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Harvard against Trump: Rector forgoes a quarter of his salary: The US president is putting financial pressure on the elite university to submit to his political ...
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Mitchell Ash explains how Trump is attacking science: Trump is attacking universities like Harvard in the US. Science historian Mitchell Ash explains what this ...
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🔉 Harvard president to take a 25% pay cut in escalating battle with Trump. Hear about the school's finances on the Reuters Econ World podcast
Endowments: President Donald Trump’s push to overhaul U.S. academia is putting a spotlight on university finances.
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US students enter seventh day of hunger strike for Gaza: California State University students from several campuses have gone on a hunger strike in solidarity ...
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Verdict in Berlin: No deportations after pro-Palestinian protests at university: Two Irish men, a Polish woman, and a person from the USA were supposed to leave ...
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Trump's Education Secretary Linda McMahon embarrasses herself with threatening letter to Havard
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Columbia University lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M over his antisemitism concerns
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Image from the original article. Source: Elite university: Trump administration increases financial pressure on Harvard: The university will lose another $450 million in funding. Harvard wants to take ...
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Key FactsHarvard Resists Trump Administration Influence
May 12 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: axios.com
- Harvard President Alan Garber criticized the Trump administration in a letter as unlawful and emphasized their shared priority of combating antisemitism.
- The university defends itself against allegations from Education Secretary Linda McMahon claiming Harvard violates federal laws, having filed a lawsuit in response.
- Garber refuted claims that Harvard is partisan and stated that the university would not surrender its principles out of fear of retaliation.
- He also outlined the university's efforts to combat antisemitism and promote intellectual diversity, emphasizing merit-based selection without quotas.
Harvard's efforts to achieve these goals are undermined and threatened by the federal government's overreach into the constitutional freedoms of private universities and its continuing disregard of Harvard's compliance with the law.— Alan Garber, President of Harvard, in a letter addressing the Trump administration's actions.
Woman killed in axe attack at Polish university: A 22-year-old man was arrested over the attack which also left a security guard severely injured.
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Trump administration cuts off new federal grants to Harvard: The US Department of Education accused the Ivy League university of antisemitism and criticized its ...
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Image from the original article. Source: Holocaust survivor Friedländer dismayed by increasing anti-Semitism: Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer expressed her deep dismay at the increasing ...
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Key FactsMargot Friedländer: A Voice of Remembrance Silenced
May 09 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: augsburger-allgemeine.de
- Margot Friedländer, a Holocaust survivor and voice of remembrance, has passed away.
- She died at the age of 103, according to her foundation.
- Friedländer recalled the horrors of the Nazis even 80 years after liberation.
- Her death represents a significant loss for the culture of remembrance.
"Hatred is foreign to me"— Margot Friedländer, Holocaust survivor who tirelessly fought against forgetting.
Dispute with elite university: US government cuts funding for Harvard: The White House is escalating its dispute with Harvard University. No more government ...
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Funding cut: Columbia University lays off 180 employees after Trump's decree: The US government is getting serious. Educational | and research institutions ...
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UNIABUJA appoints new acting registrar: The university stated that her appointment is effective from 12 May 2025, following the expiration of Islamiya ...
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Harvard president takes pay cut amid funding fight with Trump administration: One day after the Trump administration announced more federal grant cuts ...
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Elite University: Trump Administration Wants to Deny Harvard New Funding: The Trump administration is increasingly cracking down on universities it accuses of ...
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Dramatic increase: Antisemitism in Germany has risen by 75%: Cases of antisemitism have increased dramatically in Germany and Europe. The current figures ...
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Image from the original article. Source: Donald Trump has a negative economic approval rating in Texas: The University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Politics Project survey found that 46% of Texans do not ...
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Key FactsTrump's Negative Economic Rating in Texas
May 07 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: houstonchronicle.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: houstonchronicle.com
- A survey by the Texas Politics Project reveals that 46% of Texans disapprove of Trump's economic management.
- For the first time, Trump has received a negative rating in Texas regarding his economic handling, with only 40% approval.
- 37% of respondents believe their economic situation has worsened compared to last year.
- Ongoing tariffs, particularly on imports from China, may exacerbate economic concerns.
"President Trump owns the current economic uncertainty lock, stock, and barrel."— James Henson, who leads the Texas Politics Project, regarding Trump's responsibility for the economic situation.
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Most South African universities must be closed: Renowned economist Dawie Roodt said that most public South African universities should be closed ...
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Harvard scientist facing deportation is charged with smuggling : Federal prosecutors allege the Russian-born scientist violated customs law by failing to ...
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Image from the original article. Source: The Supreme Court just let Trump ban trans people from the military: Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to reinstate his ban on trans military service ...
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Key FactsSupreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Military Service
May 06 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can immediately enforce a ban on transgender service members in the military.
- This decision marks a significant victory for President Trump as he seeks to advance parts of his agenda previously hindered by the courts.
- The new policy mandates the separation of service members diagnosed with or showing symptoms of gender dysphoria, and prohibits transgender individuals from joining the military.
- Opponents of the ban contend that discharging transgender personnel would adversely affect military readiness and cohesion.
The administration 'fails to contend with the reality that transgender service members have served openly for at least four years under (policies from previous administrations) without any discernable harm to military readiness, cohesion, order, or discipline.'— US District Judge Benjamin Settle, commenting on the administration's ban on transgender service members.
Trump administration says it plans to deport Harvard researcher back to Russia: DOJ attorneys say they plan to deport Kseniia Petrova, the Harvard researcher who ...
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64 percent of Jewish voters disapprove of Trump efforts to fight antisemitism: Poll
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Russian scientist Kseniia Petrova, already facing deportation, charged with smuggling frog embryos into U.S.
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Image from the original article. Source: Ban on Fitzek's Reich Citizens' Association: The "Kingdom of Germany" has collapsed
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Key FactsArrests in 'Kingdom of Germany' for Criminal Activities
May 13 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Peter Fitzek, founder of the fictional state 'Kingdom of Germany', and three other members were taken into custody.
- The Federal Prosecutor's Office conducted raids in multiple federal states with over 800 officers involved.
- Fitzek is accused of conducting illegal banking and insurance operations, and the group aims to establish a counter-state.
- The Interior Ministry described the members as part of criminal structures that reject democratic and rule-of-law principles.
"The goal of this association is to establish a so-called counter-state and to separate itself from the Federal Republic of Germany."— Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt about the goals of the group 'Königreich Deutschland'.
Image from the original article. Source: Maischberger: "If you want to make sensible policy ... you can only do it with us," advises the Left Party leader
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Key FactsPolitical Debate on Peace and Cooperation
May 14 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Norbert Röttgen and Jan van Aken discussed the path to peace in Ukraine, with Röttgen defending the CDU's incompatibility resolution against the Left.
- Van Aken stated that reasonable politics is only possible with the Left, especially regarding the reform of the debt brake, which requires a two-thirds majority.
- The potential for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine was addressed, with Ukrainian President Zelensky announcing a trip to Istanbul.
- Heinrich von Pierer praised the new government and emphasized the need for the new ministers to prove themselves in their roles.
"If you want to make sensible politics in the future, for example because you want to reform the debt brake: That can only be done with us."— Jan van Aken, leader of the Left Party, in the talk show Maischberger, emphasizing the necessity of collaboration with the Left for a reform of the debt brake.
Trump says he will strip Harvard’s tax exempt status: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he planned to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status ...
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NYC becomes first major US city to establish Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism
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Diaspora minister slams Ireland and Spain as 'most hostile' to Israel: In a new report, Israel’s government has accused several European countries of a sharp ...
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Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists: NPR has identified three Trump administration officials with close ties to antisemitic ...
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Long countdown to the end of the world: NASA supercomputer calculates when the Earth will become uninhabitable
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Image from the original article. Source: Definition of anti-Semitism: Criticism of the Left Party: Several Jewish associations are protesting the Left Party's resolution on the controversial ...
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Key FactsLeft Party Votes on Controversial Antisemitism Definition
May 12 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
- The Left Party has adopted a controversial stance on the definition of antisemitism against the wishes of its leader, attracting criticism from the Central Council of Jews.
- Delegates opted for the 2021 Jerusalem Declaration, which offers a narrower definition of antisemitism and does not explicitly mention Israel.
- The party resolution criticizes the IHRA definition as a tool for suppressing unwanted criticism and political protest.
- Party leader Jan van Aken emphasizes that criticism of the Israeli government does not equate to antisemitism and that the Left will continue to seek dialogue with Jewish organizations.
"Criticism of the brutal conduct of war in Gaza and of the far-right Israeli government is not hatred of Israel and is not antisemitism."— Jan van Aken, leader of the Left Party, in response to the criticism from the Central Council of Jews.
Bitange Ndemo rejects UoN job over flawed process: Sources at the Ministry of Education have since confirmed that they were not consulted.
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NHS staff to be banned from wearing uniforms to pro-Palestine protests, says UK Health Sec
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Trump official says Harvard banned from federal grants: President Donald Trump’s education secretary said Monday that Harvard will no longer receive federal ...
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Bas's pension proposal: | "Nothing that would help in the short term": Labor Minister Bas wants civil servants and the self-employed to contribute to the ...
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Image from the original article. Source: Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk ordered freed from immigration detention: Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was ordered released by a federal ...
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Key FactsTurkish Student Fights Back for Her Rights
May 11 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com
- Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student, was released after over six weeks in an immigration detention center.
- Her arrest was linked to a politically motivated crackdown on free speech following her co-authorship of an opinion article regarding the Gaza conflict.
- A U.S. judge noted that her detention raised serious constitutional issues, particularly concerning her free speech rights.
- Ozturk plans to continue her legal battle, expressing confidence in the American justice system.
"I have faith in the American system of justice."— Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student who spoke after her release from immigration detention.
Trump Administration Cuts Additional $450 Million in Grants to Harvard: The latest broadside from the federal government comes as Harvard faces multiple ...
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Image from the original article. Source: Bremen universities: trouble over "anti-fascist action days": The general student committees of Bremen's universities have organized a series of events together ...
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Key FactsControversy Surrounds Antifascist Action Days in Bremen
May 09 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: weser-kurier.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: weser-kurier.de
- The student committees of Bremen universities organized the 'Antifascist Action Days' in collaboration with extremist groups.
- The program includes discussions on perceived 'right-wing' structures as well as events with extreme leftist content, including a session on abolishing the police.
- University administrations and the science authority expressed criticism, calling for close coordination on political events.
- The FDP demands an end to financial support for the student committee as long as it collaborates with groups deemed unconstitutional.
"It must not be the case that students are forced to support left-wing extremist movements."— Marcel Schröder, interior politician of the FDP, in the context of the discussion about the financing of the Asta.
"Slipped through": Around 100 anti-Semitic comments on Rosenkranz's Facebook page for weeks
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Democracy researcher leaves the USA: | "We are an autocratically governed nation"
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Trump administration cuts $450M more in Harvard grants, alleging antisemitism: President Trump’s administration announced that it is cutting another $450 million ...
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The Left Party's anti-Semitism dispute: Cowardice in the face of a friend: The Left Party's definition of anti-Semitism is not scandalous ...
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Image from the original article. Source: Left Party parliamentary group leader Heidi Reichinnek - | “Social problems are the main reason for the rise of the AfD”
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Key FactsHeidi Reichinnek on Social Justice and the AfD
May 08 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
- Heidi Reichinnek, leader of the Left Party, emphasizes the importance of social justice and criticizes the Union for its incompatibility resolution.
- She views social issues as the main reason for the rise of the AfD and calls for a strong welfare state as a countermeasure.
- Reichinnek aims to take young people's concerns seriously, prioritizing issues like housing, rents, and fair income distribution.
- She is confident that her party will not be overshadowed by the grand coalition and the AfD, focusing instead on the people’s interests.
"A strong welfare state is the best means against right-wing ideology and far-right parties."— Heidi Reichinnek speaks about the necessity of a strong welfare state to counter the rise of the AfD.
Oregon State University's Open Source Lab is running on fumes: : Shakeup in US higher education funding means FOSS incubator is short a quarter of a million ...
theregister.com/2025/05/02/osl_short_of_money/
Donald Trump: "We will revoke Harvard's tax exemption": US President Donald Trump accuses elite universities of being controlled by "radical leftists ...
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Leaders of Israel's Druze say the state owes it to them to defend Syrian kin: Pained and angered by deadly clashes between Islamist and Druze gunmen in Syria in ...
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Harvard president calls Trump funding cutoff 'unlawful': Alan Garber told the education secretary in a letter that they “share common ground” on some “critical ...
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German memory and the Middle East conflict: Wolffsohn warns against a reversal of the roles of perpetrator and victim
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Harvard president takes 25 percent pay cut amid funding battle with Trump: Harvard President Alan Garber has decided to take a 25 percent pay cut as the ...
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Imprisoned Imamoglu: More protests in Istanbul: There have been renewed protests in Istanbul against the imprisonment of Mayor Imamoglu ...
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Portnoy says antisemitic message found in Barstool bar: ‘I’ve been shaking’: Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said on Sunday he was “shaking” after ...
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Image from the original article. Source: Ms. Rachel doubles down support for children in Gaza: Popular kids’ content creator Rachel Griffin Accurso, known as Ms.
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Key FactsMs. Rachel Advocates for Gaza's Children
16h · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
- Rachel Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel, addresses the plight of children in Gaza on her social media.
- The former music teacher has over 14 million YouTube subscribers and a large following on TikTok and Instagram.
- Her content highlights geopolitical crises and advocates for universal child care.
- Recently, she met with Rahaf, a 3-year-old girl from Gaza who was injured in an airstrike.
Students lured to UK universities by ‘fake promises’ from recruitment agents: Cash-strapped institutions turn to unregulated firms to reel in lucrative overseas ...
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As AI reads names at some college graduations, one Ohio professor prefers a human touch
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Image from the original article. Source: Department of Education announces $8 billion pause on Harvard’s grant funding: Harvard has failed to combat antisemitism and discrimination, an official said.
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Key FactsTrump Administration Freezes Future Funding for Harvard
May 05 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- The U.S. Department of Education has frozen future research grants and aid to Harvard University.
- Harvard has rejected the Trump administration's demands and is suing over a $2.3 billion funding cut.
- The administration is reviewing nearly $9 billion in federal funding and is pushing to ban diversity initiatives.
- Harvard condemns the actions as illegal overreach that threatens academic freedom and critical research.
"This letter is to inform you that Harvard should no longer seek GRANTS from the federal government, since none will be provided."— U.S. Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon in a letter to Harvard.
Interview with philosopher Ingrid Robeyns: "Extreme wealth causes extreme damage"
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Paid articlePaywallImage from the original article. Source: If he doesn't die first: Harvard professor thinks Trump's third term is realistic
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Key FactsTrump's Potential Third Term: Constitutional Insights
May 04 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig explains that Donald Trump is considering a third term, despite the US Constitution allowing only two.
- He notes Trump could run for vice president, which might enable a third term through the resignation of a sitting president.
- Trump claims that many people desire a third term and has even printed "Trump 2028" hats.
- While the 22nd Amendment prohibits a third term, Democrats fear Trump might attempt to reinterpret the Constitution.
"The only thing that can save us from that is his mortality. Trump is an old man."— Lawrence Lessig, Harvard professor and constitutional lawyer, discussing the possibility of a third term for Donald Trump.
DOGE cuts $15 million in Alabama grants for climate research, violence prevention program
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‘This is a light of hope’: Mohsen Mahdawi says release shows democracy is functioning
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VCU withholding degrees of three pro-Palestine student protesters: The university will allow the students to participate in graduation this weekend while it ...
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Billions in write-downs needed: "Harvard is in a financial crisis," says investor Ackman
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"Jews are being pushed out of left-wing spaces": A book shows how so-called progressive circles exclude Jews. The alleged anti-racists have a problem with ...
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Trump says he’ll accept a $400m gift from Qatar — which helped fund Hamas: The president says he's fighting antisemitism — but also taking a $400 million Boeing ...
msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-qatar-hamas-antisemitism-boeing-jet-gift-rcna206386
The Dark Ages Are Back: Americans must insist on academic freedom, or risk losing what makes our nation great.
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/04/trump-academic-freedom/682648/
Private Louisville institutions sign letter to reject Trump's 'overreach' in higher ed
courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2025/05/09/bellarmine-louisville-seminary-reject-trumps-actions-in-higher-ed/83538555007/
BBC's Gary Lineker shares Nazi propaganda rat emoji when discussing Zionists - Telegraph
jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-853862
Irish students cancelling J1 summers in Trump's America : Many academics, both here and across Europe, are also quietly cancelling plans to travel to the ...
irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41626249.html
Antisemitism in US healthcare most prevalent in academic medical centers, study finds
jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-853306
Harvard has more problems than Donald Trump: He is just making them harder to fix
economist.com/united-states/2025/05/08/harvard-has-more-problems-than-donald-trump
Paid articlePaywall 'Zionists not welcome': Israeli family kicked out Naples restaurant: In the video of the incident, the Israeli family that was asked to leave called ...
jpost.com/diaspora/article-852611
Not just antisemitism: What the aftermath of October 7 has meant for diaspora Jews
haaretz.com/opinion/2025-05-13/ty-article-opinion/.premium/not-just-antisemitism-what-the-aftermath-of-october-7-has-meant-for-diaspora-jews/00000196-c8ca-d830-a596-ebcb85160000
Harvard Prez Hits Back at Education Secretary Over Funding Standoff: Harvard President Alan Garber and Education Secretary Linda McMahon traded letters as the ...
thedailybeast.com/harvard-prez-hits-back-at-education-secretary-linda-mcmahon-over-funding-standoff/
Harvard head apologises as scathing reports on campus prejudice released: The university pledges to review its policies, though the proposals appear to fall ...
bbc.com/news/articles/c0eljwdp545o
Ogamba promises swift resolution to varsities' management turmoil: Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has pledged to resolve management wrangles ...
standardmedia.co.ke/education/article/2001518751/ogamba-promises-swift-resolution-to-varsities-management-turmoil
Image from the original article. Source: Scandal shortly before the end of the party conference in Chemnitz: The Left Party is obviously doing too well.
n-tv.de/politik/Eklat-kurz-vor-Schluss-des-Parteitags-in-Chemnitz-Den-Linken-geht-es-offensichtlich-zu-gut-article25759230.html
Key FactsLeft Party: Strategies for a Changing World
May 09 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
- The Left Party faces the challenge of finding new responses to a dramatically changing world, as simple peace messages are insufficient.
- The surprising electoral success with nearly 9 percent of votes is attributed to mobilizing young voters and an effective rent campaign.
- The new party leadership is seen as communicative and adaptable, emphasizing the responsibility for democracy in countering the AfD.
- The Left Party must rethink its foreign policy beyond traditional anti-NATO positions and develop new ideas to respond to the altered geopolitical landscape.
"Movements come and go, especially they go."— Sociologist Ulrich Beck describes the transience of political movements.
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