(2023-06-30). Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in Colleges, Keeps It for Military Academies: Roundtable. democracynow.org 
The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has declared race-conscious admissions policies at colleges and universities across the country to be unlawful, effectively ending affirmative action in education. The landmark 6-3 ruling was along ideological lines and strikes down decades of precedent, but stops short of banning legacy admissions and allows military academies to continue using affirmative action. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the court, assailed the majority's "let-them-eat-cake obliviousness" to questions of racism and equity. We host a rou…
(2023-06-30). Headlines for June 30, 2023. democracynow.org Supreme Court Bars Affirmative Action at Colleges, Exempts Military and Legacy Admissions, California Task Force Recommends Reparations for Harms of Slavery and Racial Discrimination, Supreme Court's Samuel Alito Ruled Against EPA as Wife Leased Land to Oil and Gas Firm, Death Toll from Heat Wave Hits 112 in Mexico, 14 in Southern U.S., Mike Pence Pledges Support for Arming Ukraine During Surprise Trip to Kyiv, Biden Mulls Cluster Bombs for Ukraine as Reports Emerge of Kyiv's Use of Banned Landmines, 400 Arrested Across France in Third Night of Protests over Police Killing of 17-Year-Old, U.K. Court R…
(2023-06-30). Arrestan a 667 personas en protestas antipoliciales en Francia. telesurtv.net A pesar de la gran presencia policial, los manifestantes consiguieron atacar e incendiar no sólo mobiliario urbano y automóviles, sino también bancos y tiendas, entre otros.
(2023-06-30). 667 People Arrested in Anti-Police Protests in France. telesurenglish.net At least 667 people, mostly young people between 14 and 18 years old, were arrested in the third consecutive night of unrest in France, with scenes of chaos and looting in several cities following the death of a 17-year-old teenager Nahel at the hands of police on Tuesday. | Related: | A large police contingent in Lille, in the north of France, where three nights of violence have left municipal town…