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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 8
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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An honest assessment of American rural white resentment is long overdue
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US Senate Republicans furious over Donald Trump derailing FISA bill
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Norway's health minister resigned Friday, the second Norwegian government member to step down this year amid allegations they plagiarized academic works
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Fortress Europe isn’t working – Europe needs a workable migration strategy. Instead it’s attacking asylum seekers to placate the right.
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Idaho libraries must move materials deemed harmful to children, or face lawsuits, under new law
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The migrant highway that could sway the US election
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How Chinese students experience America
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Chechnya 'bans music that is too fast or too slow'
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Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson will be the country's next prime minister, replacing Katrín Jakobsdóttir who resigned from the post last week
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Joe Biden administration sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in US drinking water
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Hawaii ban on short-term vacation rentals moves forward in state legislature
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How do you feel about student loan forgiveness?
The debate is coming back up because of new talks around student loan forgiveness in the US. I was on the fence about it until I did some extra research for a comment I posted last week. I am...
The debate is coming back up because of new talks around student loan forgiveness in the US. I was on the fence about it until I did some extra research for a comment I posted last week.
I am including the comment I posted last week that was from a discussion about whether general education classes should be required for a college degree, but the part about the societal value of a college graduate to the US is relevant.
Higher education is an interesting thing to put a price on because while some classes can provide economic benefits to people who get a higher education, many classes provide more of a societal benefit.
A history class doesn't help an engineer make a jet turbine, but it can help them be an informed voter. College campuses mix people of different races, genders, origins, and socioeconomic classes with each other. The general education courses expose students to different concepts that can help them in their civic lives.
College graduates also have many economic benefits to society. On average, college graduates pay much more in taxes than they take in government benefits over their lifetimes. High school graduates also contribute, but only a modest gain where college graduates contribute 4-5x what they take. Governments invest $28,000 per college student on average but gain $335,000 in net monetary benefit over their lifetime.
I get that many people are opposed to courses that don't directly apply to a career because they have to pay a lot of money out of pocket when the course may only provide a benefit to society. Why can't the government provide loan forgiveness to anyone who graduates? It would take pressure off students and still provide a net benefit to society over having them not graduate.
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Many Americans who recently bought guns open to political violence, survey finds
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Switzerland’s climate failures breached human rights, top court rules
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Norway's top authority revokes decision by city to only take Ukrainian refugees – was contrary to the constitution and the Scandinavian country's discrimination laws
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The dark reality of Japanese host clubs
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Indiana appeals court upholds injunction on abortion ban, citing religious liberty
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Arizona governor signs bill approving human composting burials
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Congressional fake electors strategists have been subpoenaed in Arizona
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German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice
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Donald Trump’s lawyers told the court that no one would give him a bond. Then he got a lifeline, but they didn’t tell the judges.
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Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany
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Scandals blight Denmark's buildup of its armed forces as it eyes possible threats from Russia
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Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation – said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray
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Researcher calls out misuse of research in book on American white rural rage - suggests resentment over rage
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Historian Avi Shlaim: ‘I remain hopeful Israel will start to act rationally’
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 1
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Do US voters care about policy even a little?
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As elections loom, US Congressional maps challenged as discriminatory will remain in place
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Let me rewrite that for you: NY Times misinforms US readers about Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Joe Biden
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Finland's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been to move away from policy of self-reliance and embrace the alliance
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Bernie Sanders: It’s time for a four-day work week
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Few states cover fertility treatment for same-sex couples, but that could be changing
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US told Russia that Crocus City Hall was possible target of attack
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California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax
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UT Austin lays off around sixty staffers to comply with Texas DEI ban
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Phoenix passes historic ordinance giving outdoor workers protection from extreme heat
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Norway to increase number of conscripted soldiers from 9,000 to 13,500 – Russia's attack on Ukraine has given northern European countries an impetus to beef up their militaries
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The rise and fall of the trad wife: Alena Kate Pettitt helped lead an online movement promoting domesticity. Now she says, “It’s become its own monster.”
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Half of senior staffers in US Congress are so fed up that they may quit
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California is preparing to defend itself — and the nation — against Donald Trump 2.0
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Florida latest to restrict social media for kids as legal battle looms
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Joe Biden administration announces $1.5 billion loan for first reopening of a shuttered US nuclear plant
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San Francisco city leaders look to bring back emergency sirens by end of 2024
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America's first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairing
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Norway unveiled plans to remove a loophole used by the Nordic nation's richest – government attempts to drag more tax revenue out of the fleeing billionaires
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Plans for regulator illustrate inherently political nature of football
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"Debunking Davos and the global elite": The World Economic Forum and its annual meeting
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