Is Learning Standard “White” English Oppressive for Black Students?
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Among the many destructive ideas loose in American education is that black students should not be expected to master standard English because doing so is demeaning and demoralizing for them. Standard English is part of the power structure of “whiteness” that must be overthrown before we can have an equitable […]
Capitol breach grandma’s case highlights justice double standard
Have you ever wondered what our prisons and jails would look like if the 2020 Black Lives Matter rioters got the “January 6th treatment”? Well, it’s hard to imagine such a parallel world. We don’t have enough prison cells to hold tens of thousands of people. Hundreds of thousands — individuals who, under the standards […]
How the US is daring the world to find a dollar alternative – The Business Standard
The country has dramatically increased its use of sanctions as a punitive foreign policy tool, racking up huge debts and leaving hapless foreigners seeking safety and deep markets to fund its excesses. The United States has been happily chipping away at the pillars that support the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, and the latest […]
Standard Chartered: UK bank accused of helping to fund terrorists – BBC.com
38 minutes ago Image caption, Standard Chartered Bank is headquartered in the City of London. A British bank that avoided money laundering prosecution allegedly conducted billions of dollars of transactions for financiers of terrorist groups, according to US court documents. Standard Chartered, one of Britain’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the US Department of Justice […]
The standard Tom Brady will hold himself to in Fox’s NFL broadcast booth
Tom Brady might be the biggest unknown in the NFL this season. Not because he’ll be on the field, but because it will be his first year in the Fox broadcast booth. Brady will begin his new role as part of Fox’s top NFL broadcast team alongside Kevin Burkhart and Erin Andrews, marking his first […]
Solana, XRP ETFs Next After Ethereum, Bitcoin Approvals: Standard Chartered – Decrypt
We do the research and you get the alpha! Get exclusive reports and access key insights on airdrops, NFTs, and more. Subscribe to Alpha Reports today and step up your game. To Alpha Report More cryptocurrency ETFs are coming. This comes according to an announcement by British multinational bank Standard Chartered, whose digital asset researcher […]
‘Rank Bullsh-t’ That Trump on the Wrong End of Legal Double Standard
[WARNING: Adult Language] MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said on “Morning Joe” Tuesday that former President Donald Trump’s claims about double standards in the justice system are “bullshit.” Mr Scarborough said: “Let’s take a step back. Every day, defendants go out and personally attack defendants, suggest that defendants are corrupt, suggest that the court system is […]
Joe Biden Asserting Executive Privilege Represents Double Standard
Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan said in a statement Thursday that President Joe Biden has argued that executive privilege amounts to a double standard. Biden on Thursday invoked executive privilege to block Congress from obtaining audio recordings of his meeting with special counsel Robert Hur. The House Oversight Committee scheduled a raise Thursday to begin […]
New Biden Rule Applies Transgender Standard to Foster Care
Transgender orthodoxy may soon become a litmus test for parenthood, according to the logic of a new policy working its way through the Department of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden. A new rule in HHS’ Administration for Children and Families would apply the idea that any lack of “affirmation” constitutes a form of […]
Hillary Faced ‘Continuing Existence of a Double Standard for Women’
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that the treatment of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during her presidential campaign was “the worst for women.” “This shows that double standards continue to exist.” Host Kristen Welker said, “There’s a part in the book where in 2016, when I was then-Secretary […]