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| Let's jump right in today folks. We have a column about rising inflation rates. Heating costs are also projected to rise, meaning many Americans will struggle financially. We also have columns on college admissions, Dave Chappelle and trans children in sports. |
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| By Diana Hernández |
| Inflation now is at the highest rate in 13 years and is a real concern for all Americans. Housing, food, furniture and many other goods are more expensive. The cost of another, more invisible commodity – home heating – is also projected to rise, even as much as 50%, in the coming months. The burdens of reduced buying power across so many facets of daily life is especially hard on low-income households. This winter, the poor will likely face an unconscionable choice: heat or eat. |
| The cost of home heating is expected to increase substantially across the board. Natural gas will increase 30% to $746, heating oil will increase 43% to $1,734 and electricity will increase 6% to $1,268. Paying so much more for warmth will cripple many already economically challenged households. |
| The problem is that poor households were barely able to afford winter heating bills before this price surge. Many were getting by on forbearance. With added pressures, it won't just be a cold winter, it could be deadly without government intervention. |
Today's Editorial Cartoon |
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| October political cartoon gallery from the USA TODAY Network |
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| By Jill Lawrence |
| "Now is the time" to end legacy admissions that favor children of alumni, the president of Amherst College said last week. |
| Excuse me? Seems like any time in the last 100 years would have been "the time." Five decades ago, as America was reckoning with the civil rights movement and integrating colleges and universities, would have been great. |
| To be fair, Amherst is one of the first selective institutions to take this step. It's small (fewer than 2,000 students). It has a substantial financial aid program that it is now expanding. And from a practical standpoint, this may indeed be a good time to eliminate the preference. Elite schools like to cultivate financial support from loyal alumni families, but endowments have soared during the pandemic and they are flush. Amherst, for instance, went from $2.4 billion two years ago to nearly $3.8 billion now. |
| Still, it's also fair to ask what took Amherst so long – and to hold other elite institutions accountable for preferences that benefit affluent white students at the expense of pretty much everyone else. |
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| By Dmitri Keating |
| This year, Stella became the first transgender teen to testify before the U.S. Senate. She conquered her nerves and stood bravely before adult politicians to urge them to pass the Equality Act, which would protect transgender and LGBQ+ people against many forms of discrimination. |
| She made these points in front of many of the same anti-transgender politicians who are trying to exclude her and other transgender kids from sports, by manufacturing a crisis where there is none. These extremists don't represent the values of the majority of Americans, who believe in equal rights for LGBTQ+ people. As athletic institutions are catching up to society and becoming more inclusive over time, a handful of out-of-touch lawmakers are trying to reverse our progress. |
Other columns to read |
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Columns on qualified immunity |
| Here's a new section we're adding to the newsletter. We're doing a series examining the issue of qualified immunity. For more on the series read here. |
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| This newsletter was compiled by Jaden Amos. |
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