Despite the FDA’s claim that it is committed to transparency, especially for COVID-19 emergency use authorizations (EUAs), the agency first requested 55 years to release the data supporting the approval of Comirnaty after a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was led, and then asked for an extra 20 years to fully comply.
While touting the conviction of sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell as a “victory for survivors,” the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has launched a petition for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute the many suspected clients and co-conspirators who participated in Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious pedophile ring.
In my teaching, I prepare undergraduate students to become high school history teachers. In one course, teacher candidates prepare and deliver mock lessons. Their peers play the role of high school students, and I observe and give feedback following these practice lessons. Whether coincidence or a reflection of the times, this fall a good number of mock lessons covered the rise of totalitarianism.