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The Public Intellectual
Progressive academics address important social issues.
Beyond the Politics of the Big Lie: Education Deficit and New Authoritarianism
The American public is suffering from an education deficit and growing inability to think critically.
Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life
Since 9/11, the campaign for homeland security has increasingly mimicked the tactics of the enemies its sought to crush.
The “Suicidal State” and the War on Youth
For over thirty years, the North American public has been reared on a neoliberal dystopian vision.
Hoodie Politics: Trayvon Martin and Racist Violence in Post-Racial America
Too many young people are not only being stripped of their hope and dignity, but also their lives.
Gated Intellectuals: Toward a Borderless Pedagogy in the Occupy Movement
Gated intellectuals do not work with ideas, but sound bites.
Youth in Revolt: The Plague of State-Sponsored Violence
A state of permanent war needs willing subjects to abide by its values.
The Violence of Andrew Breitbart
If nothing else, Breitbart lived his work out loud.
The Scorched-Earth Politics of America’s Four Fundamentalisms
Governance is in the hands of corporate power and the US increasingly exhibits the traits of a failed state.
Dangerous Pedagogy in the Age of Casino Capitalism and Religious Fundamentalism
It is crucial to develop educational approaches that reject a collapse of the distinction between market liberties and civil liberties.
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.