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Austerity
Schools Are Divesting From Arts Education as COVID-Era Federal Funds Evaporate
We should not have to fight for arts inclusion every single year, says arts educator Jody Drezner Alperin.
General Strike Brings Argentina to a Halt Over Milei Austerity Program
The unions blasted President Javier Milei's attacks on labor rights, social security, public health and education.
How Oil Money Turned Louisiana Into the Prison Capital of the World
A series of events in the 1970s led to the state's penal system becoming intertwined with the swings of its oil economy.
Amid Crackdown on Protests, Argentines Take to the Streets Against Austerity
Thousands risked arrest and cuts to their social benefit payments as they protested Milei's latest austerity measures.
Social Worker Shortage Looms If Field Keeps Relying on Unpaid Student Labor
Amid agency budgets cuts and declining social work enrollments, unpaid internships continue to lower the wage floor.
Layoffs at West Virginia University Expose Right-Wing Trends Sweeping Higher Ed
Unspoken right-wing ideological motivations operate beneath the language of brute financial calculus.
Colleges Say They’re Cash-Strapped Yet Pay Top Dollar for Anti-Union Consultants
Colleges and universities are turning to anti-union “efficiency” experts to address budgetary shortfalls.
Expiration of Pandemic-Era Funding Threatens to Devastate US Child Care Industry
If child care legislation isn’t passed soon, the funding cliff could decimate care sites and erase decades of progress.
Will WVU’s Draconian Cuts Become a Blueprint for Austerity Across Higher Ed?
West Virginia University is following the neoliberal creed that people should only be educated to the point of utility.
Greek Left Leaders Betrayed the Working Class. Conservatives Won a Landslide.
The ascendance of the right in Greek politics shows how a left without strong class politics is a losing proposition.