On the Agenda – Week 14, 2018
Take 1 –Education
Student activists are only getting more tenacious, writes @AdamHSays https://t.co/we77IU7GZe pic.twitter.com/3DF9iS05hY
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) 4 april 2018
Opinion | India’s failing education system: It is our children’s future, not our ancestor’s pride, that deserves our outrage first https://t.co/EhqkZWV1Mp via @TOIOpinion pic.twitter.com/q8YehYH4Hk
— Times of India (@timesofindia) 3 april 2018
Facing slower growth prospects, Chinese property developers are pivoting to… opening schools? My report in FT today https://t.co/gQotyfpOl8
— Emily Feng (@EmilyZFeng) 3 april 2018
As professors become targets of online campaigns, some have lost their jobs — and others say they fear for their families’ safety. https://t.co/FUzCuMj7q6
— NPR (@NPR) 5 april 2018
Take 2 –Research
“I was a bad student who became an astronaut. Let’s stop telling people they can’t be good at science” https://t.co/6UICyNI0iw
— TIME (@TIME) 5 april 2018
Proposed changes to copyright regulations in the EU have triggered a wave of criticism from open-science advocates. https://t.co/6dlwbRGBDj
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 5 april 2018
The world speaking English as a common language has its problems https://t.co/gxl37bVgx2
— The Conversation (@ConversationUK) 4 april 2018
Union of Concerned Scientists rips Trump Agriculture chief for sidelining science and favoring businesses https://t.co/Tbln5yUVeU pic.twitter.com/l2lm5czzcu
— The Hill (@thehill) 4 april 2018
Take 3 –Hungary
Read this excellent @PatrickKingsley article on Orbánistan! Yes, it is that bad in #Hungary and another term will give Orbán opportunity to destroy last vestiges of dissidence. Thát is why I call for tactical alliance with Jobbik. Last chance! https://t.co/LmPDObk23b
— Cas Mudde ???? (@CasMudde) 30 maart 2018
If you’re going to read one story about Hungary as Orban faces re-election, make it this: meet the secretive media mastermind who is Hungary’s Steve Bannon https://t.co/TQJCpveIao by @jlfeder
— Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) 4 april 2018
“Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban leads the polls by a mile, his opposition is a bickering patchwork of smaller parties that won’t coordinate and he dominates the public agenda through his firm grip on the media.” via @mdunai for @Reuters https://t.co/Sq9VL0EnBo
— Benjamin Novak (@b_novak) 4 april 2018
Strong @WSJ editorial on Orban:
“An embarrassment is that the EU hasn’t been more effective at blocking Mr. Orban’s authoritarian moves… That leaves Hungarian voters to defend their democracy as best they can, while they can.” https://t.co/MwFaQnjzpM via @WSJOpinion
— Andrew Byrne (@aqbyrne) 4 april 2018
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