...as plague is carried through the streets of a town.

February 27, 2020

...as plague is carried through the streets of a town. - Stephen Vincent Bent

We cannot afford the creeping paralysis that destroys the effective will of democracy - the paralysis carried by hate and rancor betwee class and class, person and person, party and party, as plague is carried through the streets of a town. - Stephen Vincent Benet

CORONA VIRUS

What do we know about the coronavirus and the global response? - PODCAST

EDUCATION

States Are Burying Damning Data About School Funding - OPINION

Education Department Investigating Harvard, Yale Over Foreign Funding

How to Vet the Presidential Candidates on Education

NEW YORK SCHOOLS GANG UNIT PUSHES THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CHILDREN

In Some States, ESSA Goals for English-Learners Are 'Purely Symbolic,' Report Finds

BROADBAND ACCESSIBILITY

New York City and the FCC have two very different plans for expanding broadband access

CLIMATE CHANGE

Chinstrap penguin populations have drastically fallen due to climate change

Climate change’s effects could lead to global systemic collapse, new report details

The Climate Crisis and Clinical Practice

From Skijoring to Backyard Skating, Winter Fun Is Feeling the Heat of Climate Change

Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to combat climate change

Senate Passes War Powers Measure

Effects of the Minimum Wage on Child Health

Poverty can’t be pretended away - OPINION

BLACK APPRECIATION

Introducing Black Hair Defined

Reminder of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights

BLACK HISTORY TOLD BY … NOT BLACK PEOPLE

THE BLACK TEXAS CONGRESSWOMAN WHO TOOK ON NIXON

WHEN AMERICA FORGOT ALL ABOUT ITS BLACK WWI SOLDIERS

MEDICAL RESEARCH

Hematogenix Adds Myeloid Genotyping to its Menu of Genomic Testing

No link between poverty, choosing medically assisted death, study suggests

Why autism research needs more input from autistic people - OPINION

Federated learning: collaboration without compromise for health care research - OPINION

Global Plasticizers Market By Applications Analysis Flooring & Wall, Wires & Cables, Coated Fabrics, Consumer Goods

Vice premier stresses stable employment amid epidemic

In Depth: Epidemic Poses Existential Threat to Small Businesses

Top UAE Businessman Says Gulf States Should ‘Welcome’ Israeli Investments

MightyVine expands Rochelle greenhouse to produce more tomatoes

MIKE PENCE

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Pence On 2020, Failed Impeachment, Abortion And Pelosi

ON SCREEN

'Birds of Prey' deserved better than its half-baked rollout

I watched 'Joker' and '1917' in the same weekend and it nearly ruined me

5 Things to Know Before Seeing ‘The Call of the Wild’ Movie

'After Midnight' turns the horror of heartbreak into an actual physical menace

‘The Photograph’ Is the Rare Hollywood Movie Showing Modern Black Love. If Only It Were a Better Film.

FACT?

This New York deli offers customers free food if they can solve simple math problems

CHINA

Battle for Hong Kong

WATCH: Woman from Wuhan says China’s government lying about virus

China’s Moon Rover Takes a Deeper Look at the Far Side

GEORGIA

Europe, United States criticise Georgia over opposition leader's jailing

Georgia Reports First Coronavirus Case in the Country

The U.S. and allies including the U.K. have joined Georgia in blaming Russia for last year's cyberattack against the former Soviet republic, including its president's official website, the courts, businesses and the country's main broadcaster. [LOS ANGELES TIMES, Today's Headlines, February 21, 2020]