08-27-2019

Articles

30 Years After Berlin Wall Fell, Dashed Hopes Boost Far-Right

A giant Karl Marx statue towers in the east German city of Chemnitz but, 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell, another political wind is blowing here as the ex-communist city battles the image of a far-right hotbed.

School Diversity Panel Wants City To Scrap Gifted Programs

A school-diversity panel created by Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to junk the gifted-and-talented programs and other forms of academic screening in city schools. Arguing that such programs perpetuate racial inequality