2020 vision and the hard truths the year leaves behind
The Los Angeles Times reflects on 2020 as a year of COVID crisis, racial unrest, political divisiveness, and failed governance. It notes disrupted plans, inequality, and a challenged faith in science, while urging a clearer, corrective vision for 2021 and beyond.
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Sensitivity sweepstakes and campus culture clashes
A compendium of clashes over renamed schools, memorials and campus policy. Includes San Francisco Union High School controversy, Cornell vaccination exemptions for BIPOC communities, UCLA lecture incident, Oregon online charters, and a Down syndrome student zero tolerance case in Pennsylvania. Also notes on NFL and political debates over names and Confederate-era legacies.
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Fourth look back at 2020 punditry misjudgments
Doyle McManus reviews the year in review, admitting underestimating American voters, Trump’s mismanagement of the pandemic, and overestimating bipartisan progress. He notes Biden’s basement strategy paying off early but warns his late surge needed. Readers are invited to weigh the forecasts.
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