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Martha Albertson Fineman
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Feminist author and professor. Mother, grandmother, and tourist in life. Founding Director of the Feminism and Legal Theory Project and the Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative (Emory University)
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New international student enrolment drops 17% at US universities
A survey of more than 800 US universities and colleges suggest visa delays and denials were among the top issues behind the decline.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hits a Battleground State
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November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Affordability Crisis?
On the Resolute Desk, the clock is impossible to miss.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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The cost of integrity … divided America
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A Councilwoman Intervened During an ICE Arrest. Then She Faced the Voters.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Charlotte, North Carolina ICE protest … Indivisible
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Federal judge blasts potential ‘government misconduct’ in Comey case
A federal magistrate judge excoriated the government’s handling of the case against former FBI Director James B. Comey.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Federal cuts upended clinical trials. A new study reveals the toll.
Grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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United States Hosts 1.2 Million International Students at Colleges and Universities, Totaling 6% of U.S. Higher Education | IIE
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 17, 2025 — Today, the Open Doors® 2025 Report on International Educational Exchange, the leading annual benchmark for
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November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Gift article
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A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | This Is How Our Economy Comes Crashing Down
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November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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This administration’s determination to remove federal protective regulatory structures to the detriment of public health and welfare is stunning!
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Trump's new radiation exposure limits could be 'catastrophic' for women and girls
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may soon loosen radiation exposure safety standards at nuclear plants and operations. Experts warn the general public is unsafe.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Interesting piece …
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Liberalism Failed to Stop the Trump Realignment. Is There A Way Back?
It is a common assumption of the Trump era that America is undergoing a turbulent and protracted political realignment that could reverberate for decades.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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The Meaning of Trump’s Presidential Pardons
The President granted two hundred and thirty-eight pardons and commutations in his first term; less than a year into his second, he has issued nearly two thousand.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Important information www.propublica.org/article/fore...
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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November 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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November 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Federal officials say immigration raids have begun in North Carolina
Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin made the announcement Saturday. Meanwhile, Local officials, including Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles criticized such actions, saying that they made co...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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November 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Opinion | America’s Formula for Greatness Is Under Threat
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November 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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November 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM