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UVA’s Historical Ties to KKK and White Nationalist Alums Richard Spencer and Jason Kessler
Jalane Schmidt, an organizer with the local Black Lives Matter movement and an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, describes the school's history of connections
The Spanish Inquisition Lives On in Arizona’s Ban on Mexican American Studies
Arizona's HB 2281 attempts to suppress Indigenous knowledge.
The Right Wing in the US Has Long Tried to Destroy “Government Schools”
Historian Nancy MacLean argues that privatizing public education is a dream of the radical right dating back to the segregationist South.
Nikole Hannah-Jones on the DOJ’s Attack on Affirmative Action and How School Segregation Never Ended
The New York Times is reporting the Justice Department is preparing to investigate universities' affirmative action policies for anti-white bias, in what critics say is the latest assault against …
Rallying Cry: Youth Must Stand Up to Defend Democracy
Democracy is under siege in several countries.
Going to College Hurts: Women of Color Bear Disproportionate Share of Student Debt Burden
Women owe two-thirds of the nation's outstanding $1.3 trillion student loan debt.
Democrats and Devos: Partners in the Illusion of School Choice?
The US has refused to realize the 1954 mandate of “Brown v. Board” to address deep-seated education inequity.
Red Scare Redux 2017: From Right-Wing Radio to Brooklyn
Anti-communism is back in vogue — not just among the right but also in so-called progressive blue states.
More Than 130 Academics Call for Charges to Be Dropped Against Student Protesters in Honduras
“We, the undersigned faculty members urge you and the administration of UNAH to drop the charges against student protestors.”
How a Poisonous Profit-Culture Is Keeping Us From Innovating for the Betterment of All
Cutting-edge research should be directed towards achieving a decent standard of living for all instead of however the wealthy please or deem appropriate.