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Webinar: “Non-Sovereign Citizens: Puerto Rico, USA and the Aporias of Empire”
Yarimar Bonilla will present “Non-Sovereign Citizens: Puerto Rico, USA and the Aporias of Empire” on April 8, 2021, from 10:00am to 12:00pm (AST) / 16:00-18:00 (CET). The moderator for the event will be Dr. Rose Mary Allen. Register here.
Description: In the wake of Hurricane Maria, unprecedented attention turned to the unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico and its enduring colonial relationship with the United States. This presentation will examine the rising popularity and shifting strategies of the Puerto Rican statehood movement, which has grown even as the Puerto Rican territory has experienced an unprecedented economic crisis, with failing infrastructure, a seemingly unpayable public debt, and historic levels of out-migration.
Alien warning as scientist claims trying to contact other life forms is terrible idea
String theorist Michio Kaku has warned against Earth trying to make contact with other alien civilizations which could be a million years ahead of us in technology
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Sherry Vill, the ninth woman accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, provided a photo of the incident. SANDREW was the perfect couple. The beautiful and warm TV cooking-show star softened the gruff, hard-charging governor’s sharp edges. Her telegenic smile seemed to transform his perpetual scowl.
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Test Anxiety Asian-American parents mobilized to oppose the de Blasio administration’s specialized high school proposal. Now they’re fighting a larger battle.
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New York
On February 26, when former New York City schools chancellor Richard Carranza announced his resignation, the Asian-American parent groups who had been calling for his ouster for more than 18 months were wary celebrants. Carranza’s departure was a measure of vindication for these parents, who want the city to retain its current selective admissions systems for gifted children and for teenagers seeking entry into top public high schools. Carranza was determined to reduce what he called segregation in city schools and to create more opportunities for black and Hispanic students an effort, the parents understood, that would come at the expense of Asian-American students who worked hard to do well under the current system. Even before the surge in attacks against Asians