Israeli universities are heralded in the West for their liberalism and diversity, but critics assert that they are a crucial part of Israel’s war making machine. Israeli Jewish academic Maya Wind argues that even before the formation of the state of Israel, universities played a key role in the project of Zionist state-building. She makes … Continued
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We speak with Mike Hutchinson about about latest school board meeting. And later we hear from Poor News Network.
There’s an assault on learning underway, with devastating implications for democracy, and humanity itself. Attacking forces, while directed by the current administration (Betsy DeVos!) and right-wing think tanks, have long been at work, and long been combatted. Henry Reichman tells the story, and calls us to the fight. Hosted by Kris Welch.
In the aftermath of the shutdown of far right celebrity Milo Yiannapoulos at UC Berkeley, there’s been much debate among progressives and leftists about the use of militant tactics against the right. Some of the questions under contention are whether militant tactics bring down repression on the most vulnerable, and whether free speech—even for fascists—is … Continued
