In this Monday, May 1, 2017, file photo, people participate in a May Day rally in New York. (Bebeto Matthews/AP) US May Day immigration protests target Trump, fall elections NEW YORK — Immigrants say President Donald Trump’s administration has become almost everything they feared, but while they rally across the United States on May Day, their focus is less on huge turnout Tuesday than on the first Tuesday in November. Marches and other demonstrations for labor and immigrant rights were planned from Florida to New York to California on International Workers’ Day and come amid similar actions worldwide. “The Trump administration has made very clear that they’ve declared war on the immigrant community on all levels,” said Javier Valdez, co-executive director of the advocacy group Make the Road New York. Immigrant rights groups have joined in May Day activities for more than a decade, initially to push back against harsh legislative proposals and later … [Read more...] about Cities across the US brace for May Day marches, protests
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Central American migrant caravan stopped at US border: 5 essential reads
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Catesby Holmes, The Conversation(THE CONVERSATION) Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of stories from The Conversation’s archive.The Central American migrants whose month-long journey northward across Mexico spurred President Donald Trump to attack them on Twitter have reached the U.S border.Some 1,500 Central Americans, most of them Hondurans, made the trip from the Guatemala border to Tijuana. Traveling at turns by foot, train and bus, they moved together in caravan style, citing safety in numbers.Central America is one of the most violent regions on the planet. The roughly 200 migrants who stayed with the caravan until the U.S.-Mexico border planned to apply for asylum in the United States.But Trump tweeted that the group “better be stopped” and border control has blocked most from entering the country at the San Ysidro crossing.Here’s … [Read more...] about Central American migrant caravan stopped at US border: 5 essential reads
Why top US universities have law schools but not police schools
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Nidia Bañuelos, University of California, Davis(THE CONVERSATION) In response to protests calling for police reform and accountability, some U.S. police departments are partnering with colleges and universities to develop anti-bias training for their employees. × Advertisement In Washington D.C., for example, officers will take a critical race theory class at the University of the District of Columbia Community College. The idea of providing liberal arts education to officers to improve police-community relations and productivity is not new.As early as 1967, a federal commission charged with finding solutions to rising crime and police brutality recommended that all police “personnel with general enforcement powers have a baccalaureate degree.”However, recent research indicates that education has mixed results. While some evidence suggests that … [Read more...] about Why top US universities have law schools but not police schools
Trump hints US-North Korea summit’s location to be Peace House
A groundbreaking meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-In ended in promises of a denuclearized peninsula and peace between the two nations late last week, raising hopes for continued reconciliation in the contentious region during expected talks between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump. North Korean leader Kim has been "very open, and very straightforward so far", Trump continued. Now, commentators and others in Seoul think Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for helping start the unexpected peace process unfolding on the divided Korean Peninsula. "The Cabinet in cooperation with the new panel has to proceed with necessary tasks in a calm and orderly manner", he said. The leaders walked over the demarcation line that divides their countries. The news comes after Kim reportedly told South Korean President Moon Jae-in he was "ready for dialogue with Japan at any time". "He gives us all the credit", Trump said Saturday during a rally in MI during … [Read more...] about Trump hints US-North Korea summit’s location to be Peace House
Losing what makes us special
"Together with its harbinger, Millennium Approaches, Perestroika is the most important American play of the past 50 years. That said . . . it slouches toward what some might consider blasphemy and those put off by frank depictions of gay life and sexuality will be better off skipping this one. "The Rep gambled much by putting it on. And won. "Director Brad Mooy's realization . . . is nothing short of superb. He allows room for his actors to breathe life into some extraordinarily funny lines, to move like dancers through an uncluttered, evocative, runic set and to just be still in the middle of the stage, frozen like statuary. The ensemble cast is immaculate; every echoed footfall and half-swallowed line reaches the audience's ear, and even at its long length the play seems almost mathematically elegant . . . "The Rep's production of Perestroika is a transcendent experience that ought to buy the company much good will and encouragement . . . . there is a moment in the play, when Roy … [Read more...] about Losing what makes us special