Dana Gallagher:
“ICE Failed to Hold Detention Center Contractors Accountable, Report Finds,” NPR. The Department of Homeland Security inspector general has found 14,000 deficiencies at facilities where migrants in the country illegally are held but issued only two fines.
“The New Authoritarians Are Waging War on Women,” The Atlantic. Peter Beinart argues that that authoritarian nationalism is rising across the globe. Some countries facing authoritarian nationalism are mired in recession; others are booming. But besides their hostility to liberal democracy, the right-wing autocrats taking power across the world share one big thing, which often goes unrecognized in the U.S.: They all want to subordinate women.
Saadya Chevan:
“Hampshire College to admit 77 students already accepted for fall class, but won’t admit any more in 2019 or spring 2020,” The Republican (Springfield, MA). Hampshire College announced last Friday that its Board of Trustees decided to only admit the 77 students who have already committed to attending the school this year. The day prior to this announcement, writer Jon Krakauer, an alum of the school, published an opinion article in The New York Times imploring the school’s board and administration to keep the school open. Earlier this year Hampshire announced that it was seeking a “strategic partner” due concerns about its ability to continue operating. Hampshire is well known for its students’ self-designed courses of study and policy of having faculty issue written student evaluations instead of grades for courses.
Grace Amato:
“The Book Of Spirits,” Jia Tolentino. The New Yorker. A Jamaican native, author Marlon James reveals the motivations and inspiration behind his new novel, being hailed as an African Game of Thrones. Tolentino describes stories from James’s adolescence including his struggle with homosexuality in Jamaica and his fascination with fantasy and Greek mythology. His newest novel contributes to the Afrofuturism movement as a way to “reclaim all the stuff [he] likes— court intrigue, monsters, magic” for the black community.
Max Amar-Olkus:
“Roger Stone Case: Judge Considers Gagging Order,” BBC. Ex-Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone has been charged with seven counts by special council Robert Mueller, including lying to Congress and witness tampering. Judge Amy Berman Jackson says she is considering a gag order on both Stone and the prosecution, going on to say the case was “a criminal proceeding and not a public relations campaign.”
