Colleen Murphy
Roger and Stephany Joslin Prof @UIllinoisLaw; Prof in Philosophy & @IllinoisPolSci; Director @wggpillinois; #transitionaljustice, #risk, #ethics. Tweets my own
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The Supreme Court Should Stay Out of State Election Law
Allowing federal courts to muck around with state election laws is dangerous and destabilizing.
Colleen Murphy
.@UIllinoisLaw Dean Amar minced no words in this co-authored important piece:
The Supreme Court Should Stay Out of State Election Law
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October is "Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month" by Hanfu Mi | VISIBLE Magazine
My four-year-old daughter, Xun — her name means wind in Chinese — started attending the universal pre-k program at the Bugbee Children’s Center on SUNY-Oneonta’s campus. One day, she took home her first big school project, “All About Me,” looking...
Colleen Murphy
This is a really beautiful piece by @TheOpEdProject fellow Hanfu Mi.
Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month visiblemagazine.com/october-is-cel… via @visiblemagazine
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The Reca Stone Scholarship in Legal Theory
This scholarship supports postgraduate research in the field of legal theory by assisting exemplary students who are experiencing financial hardship. Learn more.
The End of the Kardashians' TV Reign is Cause for Celebration
The Kardashians made their money by trademarking their white femininity, their relationships with African American men and marketing Black beauty aesthetics for white women—a type of modern mediated Blackface in a cultural space where few actual...
Colleen Murphy
Looking for a break from election commentary?
Then read this insightful piece by @LASillinois @TheOpEdProject Fellow @LaProfaMolina
The End of the Kardashians' TV Reign is Cause for Celebration
msmagazine.com/2020/10/25/the… via @msmagazine
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How to Fix the Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation has tilted the high court’s ideological balance. What should the court’s future be, and who gets to decide it?
Understanding the social and cultural bases of Brexit*
We use data from a large scale and nationally representative survey to evaluate two narratives about the social bases of Brexit. The first narrative sees Brexit as a revolt of the economically left‐b...
Chileans overwhelmingly vote to scrap Pinochet-era constitution
Chile voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to scrap its Pinochet-era constitution and draft a new one. With more than half the votes counted, 77.9% backed a fresh charter, a key demand by protesters that took to the streets last year in huge numbers.
Torture by Rescue: Asylum-Seeker Pushbacks in the Aegean
Greece has been systematically returning asylum seekers who have arrived on its shores – who have the right to adjudication of their asylum claims – to the Aegean Sea, where they are left to drift in unpropelled life rafts. This practice is more...
She taught fourth graders about Black Lives Matter. Parents demanded her firing.
She wanted her fourth grade class to understand systemic racism. Parents said she was indoctrinating their children and wanted her fired.
Colleen Murphy
A glimpse into the very real obstacles to and risks of teaching and talking about racism in this country.
How one teacher's Black Lives Matter lesson divided a small Wisconsin town
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Jubilation as Chile votes to rewrite constitution
An overwhelming majority vote to tear up the dictatorship-era constitution and create a new one.
Chileans Finally Have a Chance to Scrap Pinochet’s Constitution
A year after mass protests erupted in Chile last October, a historic referendum on the Pinochet dictatorship’s 1980 constitution will take place on Sunday. Three decades after the transition to democracy, Chileans now have an opportunity to break...
Woman's obituary: In lieu of flowers 'do not vote for Trump'
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An obituary for a Minneapolis-area woman who died at age 93 included one specific request for her mourners: Do not vote for Donald Trump. Georgia May Adkins, of Inver...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Nigeria Is Murdering Its Citizens
Under President Muhammadu Buhari, there is a sense that the country could burn to the ground.
‘Essential, not disposable’
We need a new ethic of care that values workers not only for their labor but for the lives that they are living.
Colleen Murphy
Excellent piece by @TheOpEdProject fellow @AnnaRGuevarra on the "need to..radically re-orient—how we perceive what makes workers essential." so that being essential does not entail being disposable.
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Events Calendar | Roosevelt University
Find out what's happening at Roosevelt University. Whether you're looking for the academic calendar, admission events, student activities, athletics, alumni events, or anything else going on at RU in Chicago or Schaumburg, our events calendar is the...
We the People: Lessons from Africa for Defeating Authoritarianism in 2020 U.S. Election
"Civil society movements in several African countries have recent, hard-won experience with many of the scenarios we face in the United States. ... Their experiences have yielded smart strategies, creative tools, and pitfalls to avoid."
Colleen Murphy
Good read by @kyle_a_murphy (no relation)
We the People: Lessons from Africa for Defeating Authoritarianism in 2020 U.S. Election justsecurity.org/72926/we-the-p… via @just_security
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Reparations: How We Poll Affects Policy by Maria Krysan | VISIBLE Magazine
Earlier this month, California’s Governor made Assembly Bill 3121, this creating a task force to explore ways for the state to provide reparations for slavery. Last month, the City Council in Chicago created the reparations subcommittee of the...
Colleen Murphy
Excellent piece by @TheOpEdProject @UICnews fellow Maria Krysan
Reparations: How We Poll Affects Policy
visiblemagazine.com/reparations-ho… via @visiblemagazine
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Fact-checking Trump's massively dishonest weekend: The President made at least 66 false or misleading claims in three days
President Donald Trump's dishonesty is getting worse.
How does the UK Internal Market Bill relate to Northern Ireland?
As the UK Internal Market Bill has its Second Reading in the House of Lords, how does it relate to Northern Ireland? Katy Hayward provides the answers, in 5 key points. The UK Internal Market Bill…