Over the past year, many Republicans have repeatedly claimed that education has run amok under Democratic control and that parents need more say in the classroom. There have been debates about school closures, masking, transgender students competing in school sports and how teachers speak about race, gender and sexuality. One could say that education has … Read more
Greta Callahan, president of the teacher chapter of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT), addresses the media March 7, 2022, in Minneapolis. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. … Read more
One of the few hopes of keeping blackberry alive in the phone industry has officially ended. After launch delays and lack of information, the project to launch a 5G smartphone under the brand name will now not get off the ground. According to the Android Police website and the CrackBerry forum, the American company OnwardMobility … Read more
Jim Broadbent has revealed he turned down an OBE as he felt vanity “didn’t suit” him and there were more deserving recipients than actors. The 72-year-old has won a host of other awards during his career, including an Oscar, two Golden Globes and two Bafta awards. Explaining to the Radio Times why he declined the … Read more
A Miss England beauty queen is swapping high-heels for high-vis as she trains to become a lorry driver due to a shortage of UK truckers. Farmer’s daughter and model Milly Everatt, 22, is working towards a new career in a traditionally male-dominated industry in a bid to break the stereotype. She is currently training for … Read more
Did you know PLATO is a little-known program from the 1970s that offered the world’s first messaging forum similar to a very basic Facebook Messenger? That would make social media middle-aged at around 50 years old. Since its inception over five decades ago, social media has grown into a beast that has great benefits but … Read more
In some ways the Just is reassembling the traditional bundle of newspapers, dating back to the 1890s when the New York dailies of William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer expanded the scope of their newspapers beyond hard news into soft material. In quick succession, newspapers added comics, advice, puzzles, recipes, games, and finally columns on … Read more
Energy minister Greg Hands left Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway and viewers frustrated after he failed to give his opinion on the exodus of aides leaving Boris Johnson’s side following the Prime Minister’s Jimmy Saville comments to Keir Starmer on Monday. The morning host and GMB fans alike were left surprised by the Conservatives … Read more
The resignation of a number of senior Downing Street officials showed Boris Johnson “is taking charge,” a Government minister has said. Energy Secretary Greg Hands said the Prime Minister had promised there would be changes to No10 in his response to the release of Sue Gray’s report on lockdown parties in Whitehall on Monday. Four … Read more
Hello, February – it’s time for the love season! With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the cosmic weather ahead is “sunny with a chance at soulmates.” Single and looking? You could be lucky with such a great month ahead. Taken or attached? You too can enjoy the wonderful vibes this month and rekindle your … Read more