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2024 October


A new ‘race science’ network is linked to a history of eugenics that never fully left academia

A new ‘race science’ network is linked to a history of eugenics that never fully left academia

It published work by notorious pseudoscientists, neo-fascists, and such controversial political figures as former British MP Enoch Powell, remembered for appealing to racial hatred in his speeches.


No, the ‘brothers’ won’t vote for Harris: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 16, 2024

No, the ‘brothers’ won’t vote for Harris: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 16, 2024

The Democratic National Committee brought Obama to Pittsburgh to try to rally people in support of flip-flop Harris.


Rivals: the highs and lows of adapting a 1980s ‘bonkbuster’ for a 21st-century TV audience

Rivals: the highs and lows of adapting a 1980s ‘bonkbuster’ for a 21st-century TV audience

This might sound like fairly dry fare, but amid all the clandestine meetings and boardroom bust-ups, the characters fall in and out of love, have gleeful, adulterous affairs, and host lavish dinner parties, balls and naked tennis matches.


Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns

Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns

Sam Poyser does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.


Australian schools need to address racism. Here are 4 ways they can do this

Australian schools need to address racism. Here are 4 ways they can do this

She is a member of the Challenging Racism Project (CRP) and the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Communities (CRIS).


Nassau County partners with ex-NBA star Jayson Williams to help recovering addicts get truck-driving jobs

Nassau County partners with ex-NBA star Jayson Williams to help recovering addicts get truck-driving jobs

He also had other, more minor scrapes with the law, including an alleged 2009 suicide attempt in New York City, a North Carolina bar fight, accusations that he fatally shot his Rottweiler after losing a bet and a drunken car accident that put him in Rikers Island for nearly a year.


What does Springfield, Illinois, in 1908 tell us about Springfield, Ohio, in 2024?

What does Springfield, Illinois, in 1908 tell us about Springfield, Ohio, in 2024?

That sexual anxiety was part of what cultural historians call a “master narrative,” a symbolic story that dramatizes white nationalism and the belief that citizenship and its benefits were preserved for one racial group at the expense of all others.


On crime and justice, Trump and Harris records differ widely

On crime and justice, Trump and Harris records differ widely

He charged it with identifying ways “to provide those who have engaged in criminal activity with greater opportunities to lead productive lives” and to develop “a comprehensive strategy that addresses a range of issues, including mental health, vocational training, job creation, after-school programming, substance abuse, and mentoring.”


Religious hate crimes in England and Wales are at a record high – but many still go unreported

Religious hate crimes in England and Wales are at a record high – but many still go unreported

High profile acts of religious hatred, such as the atrocities committed by Anders Breivik in Oslo in 2011 or by Brenton Tarrant in Christchurch in 2019, tend to be put down to a “lone wolf” or to be regarded as “fringe incidents”, rather than part of a wider problem to be addressed.


Bath & Body Works apologizes for candle that users say looks like Ku Klux Klan hood

Bath & Body Works apologizes for candle that users say looks like Ku Klux Klan hood

Retailer Bath & Body Works is apologizing and rushing to pull a holiday-themed candle from its shelves after online users highlighted its label being reminiscent of the white hoods synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan.


Exclusive | NYPD detective says she faced ‘unbearable’ discrimination, harassment as a black single mom: suit

Exclusive | NYPD detective says she faced ‘unbearable’ discrimination, harassment as a black single mom: suit

An NYPD detective faced daily acts of sexism and racism, including being called “a savage’’ — and was bizarrely taunted with the color green because she got into a dispute with an Irish higher-up, a lawsuit says.


NY drug peddler had enough fentanyl in home ‘to kill every man, woman and child on Long Island’: DA

NY drug peddler had enough fentanyl in home ‘to kill every man, woman and child on Long Island’: DA

Remon Gibson, 43, of Bellport was arrested Sept. 25, the same day law enforcement discovered 33 pounds of illegal drugs at his house — including a large amount of fentanyl left on a nightstand in a room next to the bedroom of two kids, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.