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The Public Intellectual
Progressive academics address important social issues.
Series Introduction
Progressive academics address important social issues in a language that is both rigorous and accessible.
The Public Intellectual Project
Progressive academics address important social issues in a language that is both rigorous and accessible.
Amid State Abductions, Trump’s Fascism Is No Longer Creeping — It’s Here
Masked plainclothes police abducted a graduate student without filing charges. Her apparent “crime”? Writing an op-ed.
Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Education
Trump appears bent on ridding schools of dangerous practices like critical thinking and an unsanitized study of history.
Higher Education Must Champion Democracy, Not Surrender to Fascism
Critical education must become a key organizing principle to defeat the emerging authoritarianism in the US.
Israel’s War on Gaza Is a War on Children
Children in Gaza are not merely collateral damage; they are often actively being targeted.
Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Fearmongering Exposes Extent of Fascism’s Rise in 2024
A new poll offers an alarming wake-up call about how normalized violence has become in this era of gangster capitalism.
The Right’s Push to Whitewash History Is a Precursor to Fascism
As a new school year begins, we must resist turning schools into right-wing indoctrination centers.
Mainstream Media Obscure the Threat Posed by Trump’s Authoritarianism
The ruling elite use major media apparatuses as disimagination machines for tools of indoctrination.
Campus Protests Are Fighting Militarism and Corporatization at Home and Abroad
Student protesters know the fight for Palestinian freedom requires resisting militarization and fascism at home.
Silence Is Dangerous in the Current Age of Rising Fascism in the US
Social movements are creating powerful new languages for confronting tyranny. We must resist the plague of silence.
Mouths Full of Blood: Trump and His Backers Spread Lies, Violence and Fascism
Death threats have become rampant as MAGA culture twists norms and makes once-marginal forms of violence mainstream.