Balance Foreign Policy As toll rises in Gaza, diplomatic and political costs mount for Biden | View caption Hide caption As Israel’s massive counteroffensive against Hamas continues, crucial Biden allies at home and abroad are alleging hypocrisy. Does the U.S. prioritize humanitarian aims only when convenient? The Biden administration is scrambling to prove otherwise. Moreover,…
Prosperity Society Why one grandmother’s house has become a national cause | View caption Hide caption Property has always been a primary path to wealth, with Black Americans and other marginalized communities struggling to fend off forces that would take theirs. But there are signs of a shift, and one woman’s case has caught national…
Transformation Europe For victorious Polish democrats, restoring democracy is top challenge | View caption Hide caption Autocrats can be beaten at the polls, Poland’s recent elections showed. But the longer they have been in power, the harder it is to restore democratic rule. But it matters, and not only for Poles. It has implications for…
AI may disrupt math and computer science classes. Is there an upside? | View caption Hide caption For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha – a website that solves algebraic problems online – has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete. Teachers learned to work around and with it, says Dr. Price,…
Focus Why math disabilities need more attention | View caption Hide caption Laura Jackson became seriously concerned about her daughter and math when the girl was in third grade. While many of her classmates flew through multiplication tests, Ms. Jackson’s daughter struggled to complete her 1 times table. She relied on her fingers to count,…
Why Republicans seem stuck in selecting a new House speaker | View caption Hide caption Whoever eventually prevails, the increasingly clear fractures in the party have raised questions about the next speaker’s ability to move legislation or remain in the post longer than their predecessor. “I think they will face the exact same challenges, maybe more,” says…
Cooperation Europe As Poland votes, its close partner Ukraine becomes a political football | View caption Hide caption If one European nation has stood by Ukraine in its war with Russia, it is Poland. But that partnership is under strain as Poland nears crucial national elections and parties try to take advantage of voters’ frustrations.…
Kaiser Permanente and labor unions reached a tentative deal Friday morning, a little more than a week after workers at the nation’s largest health care nonprofit organization went on strike. The three-day walkout was the largest work stoppage of health care workers in U.S. history, according to the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions. “The frontline…
First Look Germany steps up deportations as migration pressure increases German lawmakers have drawn up legislation to ease deportations. Political pressure is rising on the country’s governing coalition, which fared poorly in two state elections on Sunday in part because of the migration issue. | View caption Hide caption | The German government has drawn…
How Texas plans to make access to advanced math more equitable | View caption Hide caption Under Dallas ISD policy, Tha’s parents didn’t need to sign him up for advanced math. A teacher or counselor didn’t have to recommend him, either. In many schools, those are the hoops a student must get through to join…