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The World Must See Gaza’s Starvation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
Tell Congress: No War with Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Naughty, but cute.
Lovely!
“Act like universities, not like businesses. Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
A stunning read.
#NationalLibraryWeek
#LiteracyMatters
A few smart takes on Trump's tariffs and the BS that the left wanted this: @jayatighosh.bsky.social points out that poor, highly indebted countries will be punished most. She also see a potential "silver lining" - a possible rejection of export-led development.
www.democracynow.org/2025/4/7/jay...
Public education changes lives — but right now, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are going after your public schools.
I asked people to share stories about public school teachers that made a difference in their lives.
Today, I read some of those stories on the Senate floor.
The US Food and Drug Administration is suspending efforts to improve its bird flu testing of milk, cheese and pet food due to massive staff cuts at the agency, according to an email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation reut.rs/3FRDy9P
DOGE has terminated all four of the NEH grants for the American Musicological Society. Our executive director writes:
“As the chief operating officer for the American Musicological Society, a 91-year-old knowledge society committed to the study of music, history, and culture, I am resolved.” 1/2
Please join us if you can! CL 602 IRL or via zoom, info here: calendar.pitt.edu/event/times-...
The decision a lot of universities face now is whether to:
-- have their federal funding pulled because they stood on principle to protect their students and the integrity of their research, or
-- have their funding pulled anyway just because they exist, regardless of how cravenly they submit.
Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.
Since I offered you 10 reasons for modest optimism last week, discontent with the Trump-Musk regime has surged even further. America appears to be waking up. Here’s the latest evidence — 10 more reasons for modest optimism.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-reasons-for-moderate-optimism
Spotted on U Pitt’s campus today.
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
What I’m reading right now. #booksky
Starts at midnight tonight, doesn’t include small businesses.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
#booksky
AO Scott highlighted this brilliant and searing Gwendolyn Brooks sonnet in today’s NYT, and it feels essential.
Trump has begun firing several hundred FAA employees.
Guess who is visiting the FAA command center today to "suggest improvements"?
Elon Musk, of course.
The billionaire grift continues.
https://apnews.com/article/doge-faa-air-traffic-firings-safety-67981aec33b6ee72cbad8dcee31f3437
What’s on my reading list this weekend: this incredible historical Kanien’kéha dictionary.
