What Students Need to Know About Trump’s Higher Ed “Compact”

Every student should read the Trump Administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” In this compact, the Administration is explicitly threatening federal support for colleges and universities that refuse to comply with Trump’s agenda. The agreement includes several core concessions in exchange for federal funding and support: Some of these requested concessions are clear […]

Federal Militarization of D.C. Threatens Black Communities

Recent federal intervention in Washington, D.C.’s policing continues a pattern of treating “public safety” as racially charged justification for militarization. On Monday August 11th, the current administration activated section 740 of the D.C. Home Act rule to enforce deliberate control of the Metropolitan Police Department and employ new Drug Enforcement Administration Director Terry Cole as […]