Update | The Week of November 27, 2017
Jeffrey Stein // 12/4/17 //
President Trump shared videos from a fringe British ultranationalist party purportedly showing Muslims committing acts of violence (NYT, WSJ).
- The New York Times describes what is known about the videos.
- British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office sharply rebuked President Trump.
- Muslims and non-Muslims alike should be horrified, writes Yair Rosenberg.
- This is different from President Trump’s other tweets, writes the L.A. Times Editorial Board.
The House has passed a bill removing outdated references to racial minorities from federal regulations (The Hill).
The House Republican proposal to tax the tuition waivers of graduate students represents a serious threat to diversity among academia, writes Steven W. Thrasher at NYT.
President Trump seems to target just black athletes for criticism, writes Kurtis Lee at the L.A. Times.