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Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Assault On Higher Education in Turkey

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On January 1, 2021, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his appointment of Melih Bulu, a long-time affiliate of the ruling Justice and  Development Party (AKP), as the new rector of Isatnbul’s Boğaziçi University, one of Turkey’s most prestigious universities. The appointment trampled  a long-standing tradition of electing rectors from within the university. Three days later, … Continued

Against the Grain

The Politics of the Professional Managerial Class

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White-collar professionals dominate the liberal left. They’re a convenient target of the right, which demonizes its opponents as privileged Prius-driving, latte-sipping coastal elites. But Catherine Liu argues that such professionals, as a class, impede genuinely radical social change. She posits that the class biases of the Professional Managerial Class often influence progressive politics away from … Continued

UpFront

One year COVID-19 pandemic anniversary: where we were, where we are, and lessons learned (or not), with journalists, mutual aid groups, and listener calls

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0:08 – Looking back on one year in pandemic: how the Bay Area locked down, March 17 2020 Erin Allday (@erinallday) is a health reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle who has been reporting extensively on the coronavirus outbreak in California. 0:23 – The pandemic wealth boom Omar Ocampo is a researcher for the Program … Continued