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The Public Intellectual
Progressive academics address important social issues.
Striking Teachers Beat Back Neoliberalism’s War on Public Schools
Teachers are creating a new optics for a different future.
Switching Sides: Whitewashing History in the Age of Trump
The fight against fascism is part of a struggle over memory.
Educated Hope in Dark Times: The Challenge of the Educator-Artist as a Public Intellectual
Pedagogies of repression further a modern-day pandemic of loneliness and alienation.
The Culture of Cruelty in Trump’s America
Trump's culture of cruelty views violence as a sacred means for addressing social problems and organizing society.
Combating Trump’s Neo-Fascism and the Ghost of “1984”
The US may be on the verge of witnessing how democracy ends. We must fight the normalization of Trump and his actions.
Tyler J. Pollard Interviews David L. Clark: University Students Welcome Omar Khadr
Dr. Clark's hospitality initiative came after Mr. Khadr was released from Guantanamo Bay.
The Canadian University and the War Against Omar Khadr
Tyler J. Pollard interviews David L. Clark about inviting Omar Khadr to his university and Canada's vilification of the young man.
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Public Intellectuals Against the Neoliberal University
To the extent that universities do not fight to be safely ensconced at the
Hope in a Time of Permanent War
Hope is a subversive, defiant practice that resists ideas that pose a threat to democracy.
When Schools Become Dead Zones of the Imagination
Schools have increasingly become testing hubs that de-skill teachers and disempower students.