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
One could say that education has become something of a wedge issue – in other words, an issue with which parties try to split the opposing party in order to shake off new voters. In this edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, Galen Druke speaks to political scientists Sunshine Hillygus and Patrick Egg about the … Read more
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Democratic congressional candidates Jessica Cisneros, left, and Grag Casar, right, speak to the press before a rally on February 12 in San Antonio. (Eric Gay/AP Photo) 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. For … Read more
Alexis Grenell’s January 24/31 column “Goysplaining” provoked a heated response from Nation readers. A selection follows. Thank you, Alexis Grenell, for your passionate article “Goysplaining.” For too long, Jews have had to weigh their commitment to progressive causes and groups against the strong possibility that their Jewish faith and ethnic identity would be attacked. Call … Read more
Two major airlines have spoken out about travel changes for Spain which were announced today. From February 14, the country announced that children aged 12-17 can now travel to Spain without a vaccination certificate if they have a negative PCR test performed 72 hours prior before arrival. Spanish hotels and travel companies complained about the … Read more
The medal ceremony for the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics was delayed because of what the International Olympic Committee called Wednesday a legal issue that could affect medalists. The committee did not explain the nature of the legal issue. The competition concluded Monday after several days of intense skating during which … Read more
SACRAMENTO, California — James Harden may be back on the field, but he’s not back to 100 percent. And he may not be there for a while. Although Harden returned to Phoenix on Tuesday from a hand strain, the problem is he admits he will have to hold out for a while until it fully … Read more
Health chiefs have expressed concern after it emerged that MMR vaccination rates in England had fallen to their lowest level in a decade. The uptake of two doses of the MMR vaccine is currently 85.5% – slightly below the 95% target for preventing measles recurrence. Health officials say more than one in 10 children starting … Read more
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