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The Public Intellectual
Progressive academics address important social issues.
Why Teaching People to Think for Themselves Is Repugnant to Religious Zealots and Rick Santorum
It is impossible to separate what we do in the classroom from the economic and political conditions that shape our work.
The Public Intellectual: Roberto Cintli Rodriguez
Roberto Cintli Rodriguez Remanding Migrants "To the End of the Line" By Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, Truthout | Op-Ed Wednesday, 06 February 2013 Arizona and the Role of …
Book Burning in Arizona
There is more at work in the attack on ethnic studies than the rise of Tea Party politics and specific acts of censorship.
Remembering Etta James
Etta James stands out as a musical giant and a reminder of what music could be when it's rooted in passion, desire and possibility.
Coming to Grips With Feminicide
Violence against women who defend human rights is growing at an alarming rate.
Universities Gone Wild: Big Money, Big Sports and Scandalous Abuse at Penn State
The desecration of public trust is all the more vile when the persons and institution in question have been assigned the stewardship of generations of youth.
Why Faculty Should Join Occupy Movement Protesters on College Campuses
Too many academics for too long have turned their backs on addressing important social issues.
The Public Intellectual: Sophia A. McClennen
Sophia A. McClennen Is There a Way to Be Good Again? How to Be a Man After the Penn State Pedophilia Scandal Monday 28 November 2011 by: Sophia A. …
The Public Intellectual: Simon Dawes
Articles by Simon Dawes on Truthout.
Occupy Colleges Now: Students as the New Public Intellectuals
Students are recognizing that it is crucial to struggle for the university as a democratic public sphere.