‘Pedagogical Malpractice’: Inside UCLA Medical School’s Mandatory ‘Health Equity’ Class

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Students in their first year of medical school typically learn what a healthy body looks like and how to keep it that way. At the University of California, Los Angeles, they learn that “fatphobia is medicine’s status quo” and that weight loss is a “hopeless endeavor.” Those are two of the more moderate claims made

He Refused To Leave Columbia When He Was Suspended. Two Weeks Later, He’s Still There—And Leading the Protests Roiling Campus.

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For more than two weeks, Columbia University graduate student Aidan Parisi has defied the university’s suspension, refusing to vacate his dorm room on the school’s Manhattan campus. The school announced Parisi’s suspension on April 4 following his participation in a pro-Hamas event. And while Columbia leaders have pledged to enforce the suspension, they have yet

Republicans are trying to snuff out climate embers around the country

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Leaders across the continent who have embraced aggressive climate policies are facing a political backlash as the programs drive up the cost of electricity, home heating and even ordinary goods. In New York, Washington, Pennsylvania and California — and even Canada — concerns about the costs of curbing greenhouse gas emissions are fueling voter revolts

Congress Passes Bill To Force TikTok’s Sale or Ban App

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The Senate voted late Tuesday by a wide margin to send legislation to President Joe Biden that would require Chinese owner ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations within about nine months or face a ban. The measure, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday, has been driven by concerns that China could access