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The article focuses on Tania Tetlow, the first woman and lay president of Fordham University, and her perspectives on various issues facing higher education. Topics include Fordham's efforts to maintain affordability and inclusivity, Tetlow's visible engagement with the Bronx community, and the role of Catholic universities in an increasingly secular world.

An interview with Nicholas B. Dirks, Former chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, is presented, discussing, politically charged moments and varying approaches among universities. Topics include how University adheres to a position of institutional neutrality; allowing for individual inquiry and avoiding lobbying dynamics; and how some universities may choose different paths based on their unique contexts and values.

An interview with sociologist Matthew Desmond is presented. He describes the social maladies associated with poverty, discussed in his book "Poverty, By America." He explains that despite over 50 years of increased anti-poverty spending in the nation, there has been minimal progress in reducing poverty, prompting the question of why these expenditures have not yielded more substantial results. He states that the banking system is placing a large burden on poor people.

The article focuses on the prolonged war in Gaza and Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to end it. Topics include Israel's continued airstrikes on Gaza, Netanyahu's political motivations for extending the conflict, and the worsening humanitarian crisis, with increasing Palestinian casualties and accusations of ethnic cleansing in both Gaza and the West Bank.

The article focuses on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential aspirations, highlighting his campaign's nostalgic appeal, anti-establishment rhetoric, and controversial positions on various issues. Topics include his checkered personal history, spreading of misinformation about vaccines, and potential impact on the political landscape as an independent candidate.

An interview with Mallory McMorrow, Democratic State Senator of Michigan, is presented. Topics include Christian faith and Catholic upbringing as an inspiration for her political outlook and her insistence on taking the side of the marginalized; and Pushing back forcefully against a Republican colleague's accusations of grooming and sexualizing children as well as defending her support of LGBTQ people.

The article offers an interview with Diane Ravitch, research professor of education at New York University and a historian of education. She discusses resistance to the reform-and-privatization movement in public education and role of philanthropic capital. She mentions monetization and privatization of public education. She also mentions her book "Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools."

In the article, the author discusses the issue of capital punishment in the federal level in the U.S. Also cited are how former President Donald Trump ended the moratorium on federal executions when he ordered its resumption ahead of the 2020 election and the alleged change of position of President Joe Biden from anti-capital punishment to an advocate following the claim by Attorney General Merrick Garland that the Justice Department will seek the death penalty for convict Payton Gendron.

The article focuses on the recent events in the Catholic Church in the U.S., highlighting the firing of conservative bishop Joseph Strickland and the U.S. bishops' meeting in Baltimore. Topics discussed include Strickland's controversial views, the polarization within the church, reflecting broader challenges faced by the Catholic Church in contemporary society, and mismanagement of the diocese.

The article focuses on a radio and streaming program called Felix Hernandez's Rhythm Revue, which is aired on WBGO, a public-radio station in Newark, and plays Rhythm and Blues music from the '80s and '90s. It mentions that the show has become more popular over time, and Hernandez has even created another version of the show called the Rhythm Revue Dance Party.

The article discusses the age-related concerns surrounding U.S. President Joe Biden's potential bid for re-election and the idea of a generational shift in political leadership. It highlights the potential impact of Biden's age on his approval ratings, electability, and the perception of his fitness for the presidency, while emphasizing the need for a broader pool of qualified Democratic candidates.

The article focuses on Governor Gavin Newsom's campaign for a Constitutional amendment to implement common-sense gun control measures. It discusses the urgent need to address the increasing mass shootings in the U.S. and highlights the proposed gun control measures as well as the continued acceptance of mass shootings as a feature of American life.

The article presents the author's views on the retirement of 90-year-old California Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein which has been a topic of discussion on social media. Feinstein's return to the Senate in May 2023 from a lengthy leave after being treated for shingles has boosted the focus on her health and her ability to carry out her duties. It mentions that her situation should be viewed with compassion and she should step down from the work.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience being a parishioner at St. David the King in New Jersey that holds Sunday Masses in a wide variety of Catholic Sunday experiences.

The author comments on the withdrawal of Republican National Committee chairman Ronna McDaniel and her party from the U.S. Commission on Presidential Debates in April 2022. Topics discussed include the complaints being made by the Republicans about the Commission, the pledge to be signed by Republican candidates for the 2024 nomination, and the role of McDaniel in censuring Republican Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.

The article discusses American sports led by the National Football League (NFL) in injuries according to analysis by Harvard University. Topics discussed include cardiac arrest suffered by football player Damar Hamlin, terms and conditions of NFL contract that in which players receive announced value, and revenue generated by NFL.

The article discusses challenges to be faced by public schools after the surge of COVID-19 pandemic and mentions lack of ventilation, economic disparities and overcrowded buildings are listed in the challenges. Topics discussed include pandemic toll on socialization and mental health, impact of isolation on school children warned by American Academy of Pediatrics and health-and-safety guidance given by the government.

The article discusses Senator Joe Manchin's rejection of the $2.2 trillion Build Back Better bill in December and the overall strategy in the face of entrenched Republican opposition. The bill is intended to give provisions on expanding dental coverage for Medicare, addressing childhood poverty, and investing in green jobs and clean energy, which could have been the highest climate package to cut emissions and spur the development of electric-vehicle and green-energy technology.

The article focuses on hunger strike of drivers on behalf of those unable to pay off the cost of medallion to own and operate yellow cabs in New York. Topics discussed include encourage to the practice by Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio due to sales of medallion translated into tax revenue, agreement on restructure driver debt by the city and the lenders and views of Bhairavi Desai, leader of the Taxi Workers Alliance, on the same.

The article presents the discussion on Elon Musk being more than a tech mogul and the world's richest man. Topics include owner of Twitter holding no official or honorary office having an outsized personality and a compulsion in pronouncing on matters both within and beyond the areas of expertise; and Musk remaining conspicuously quiet on China's human rights record and restrictive censorship rules.

The article discusses that seven months after the Russian attack on Ukraine, which started on February 2022, Ukraine got an indirect diplomatic boost from President Xi Jinping of China and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, along with military aid from US President Joe Biden. After Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threat, President Biden vowed the United Nations to stand against Russia's imperial ambitions.

An interview with novelist Anne Enright is presented. Enright discusses her latest novel about Ireland, titled "The Green Road," including the characters leaving Ireland and the landscape in which the novel is set. She talks about the acclaims she received for her short fiction and novels and discusses the humor in her short fiction, the safeness of stories, and her interest in narcissism and abandonment that influenced her to create the character of Rosaleen Madigan in "The Green Road."

The article discusses the final report from the Presidential Commission of the United States Supreme Court in December 2021 and president Joe Biden's nomination of African American woman justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as justice in February 2022 after the retirement of Justice Stephen. It discusses the expectation of confirmation of Justice Jackson on a party-line vote and Republican senators' appeals against the nomination.

The article discusses climate change mitigation and the environmental impact of the lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Topics explored include the reduction in carbon emissions and fossil fuel pollution, the overproduction and declining demand faced by the petroleum industry, and the climate change policy of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The article offers information related to Joseph Biden, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 at the age of twenty-nine, and in 2020, contesting as the Democratic presidential nominee. It is evident that at the age of seventy-seven, Biden sound resonates an expanding generational divide. It also analyzes position of Biden as a transitional figure, a bridge between the Democratic past and future.

In the article, the author discusses the revelations by whistleblower Frances Haugen against social media platform Facebook and its subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram, particularly their alleged adverse effects of Instagram to the mental health of teenage girls. Also cited are the effects of misinformation and divisive political speech on Facebook to societies, and how U.S. Congress should regulate social media and Facebook.

An interview with Carmen Farina, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education is presented. Farina discussed her views on the increasing criticism on the Common Core and its implications to the U.S. presidential elections in 2016, the role of testing in evaluating teachers, and the role of principal leadership in turning around under-performing schools. Farina also talked about her Catholic education and how being an immigrant's daughter affected her approach to education.

The article discusses about the SALT provisions. Topics of discussion includes it disproportionately benefited richest people living in high-tax states like New York, New Jersey, and California by offering them benefits to save thousands of dollars in annual federal taxes, while gifting the middle-class homeowner a negligible reduction.

The article offers information on the corporations have long abided by American economist Milton Friedman's famous declaration that the one and only social responsibility of business is to maximize profits. It mentions some of the truths that executives now profess to hold might very well be self-evident; and also mentions the business leaders start following through on their words by paying workers more instead of spending billions on stock buybacks.

The article informs about students and public education via remote schooling which deteriorates children's emotional health from teachers and peers socioeconomic consequences of a lost year of schooling are frightening to contemplate and can linger for generations. Topics include guarantees on safety before in-class learning resumes; and support the immediate resumption of in-person instruction, while the majority of Black and Latino parents.

The article offers information on the 2020 U.S. elected president Joe Biden administration and their response to climate change. It further discusses Donald Trump's inadequate response to climate change; first step of Joe Biden will return the U.S. to the Paris Agreement; enacting policies needed to make meaningful progress in bringing America's carbon emissions under control; and authorizing stricter rules through the Environmental Protection Agency under provisions of the Clean Air Act.

The article presents the discussion on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's toxic behavior. Topics include fell critically ill on a flight from Siberia to Moscow; reports proved that he was not drunk or hypoglycemic or suffering any kind of everyday discomfort; and he was doused by unknown assailants with antiseptic dye with one attack permanently damaging the vision.

The article reports on the incompetency of the U.S. President Donald Trump in fighting against COVID-19 pandemic. It mentions that pandemic that has ravaged the economy and will have long-term negative effects on almost every aspect of American life. It also mentions that Trump has prioritized his personal, financial, and electoral interests over those of the country, along with information on his impeachment charges.

The article reveals the exchange of text messages between Lev Parnas, an associate of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and Republican congressional candidate Stephen Hyde of Connecticut about the alleged surveillance of then U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovonovitch. Topics include the role of President Trump in the surveillance as evidence on his impeachment trial and possible violations of Ukranian law and of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations.

The article focuses on the announcement by actress Cynthia Nixon of her Democratic primary challenge to New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Topics discussed include the lack of government experience of Nixon as compared to Cuomo, the strong favorability of Cuomo among voters, and the proposals of Nixon to legalize marijuana and the need to address racial discrimination in justice system.

The article offers information on the housing crisis for teachers in the U.S. Topics include difficulties faced by public-school teachers to cover living expenses such as food, clothing and transportation; low salaries of women teachers; average gap in compensation between public-school teachers and workers with similar levels of education and experience. Also discusses dorm-style quarters for teachers at the schools provided by providing dormitory-style quarters for teachers at the schools.