Tag: Education

US students, once again, have led the way. Now we must all stand up for Palestinians

Osita Nwanevu The student left is the most reliably correct constituency in America. Over the past 60 years, it has passed every great moral test American foreign policy has forced upon the public, including the Vietnam war, the question of relations with apartheid South Africa, and the Iraq war. Student activists were at the heart… Read More US students, once again, have led the way. Now we must all stand up for Palestinians

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War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young

With transcendent wisdom, this spring’s student uprising has rejected conformity as a lethal anesthetic while the horrors continue in Gaza. Leaders of the most powerful American institutions want to continue as usual, as if official participation in genocide were no particular cause for alarm. Instead, young people have dared to lead the way, insisting that… Read More War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young

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Turkey allocates only 10 out of 20,000 teaching positions for Kurdish language

The Turkish Ministry of Education’s decision to allocate only 10 positions for Kurdish language teachers out of 20,000 new teaching positions has sparked significant backlash, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. Last year the ministry appointed 50 Kurdish teachers under a program titled “Living Languages and Dialects.” This year, the number was reduced to 10, comprising six… Read More Turkey allocates only 10 out of 20,000 teaching positions for Kurdish language

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In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next

NB: I am proud to say I belong to the 1968 generation. 1968 was one of a very few moments of radical utopia in the twentieth century. We protested the imperialist war in Vietnam then; and those of us still alive will protest injustice today. I salute the students in the USA and all over… Read More In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next

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Police let violent mobs attack UCLA students. This is what lawlessness looks like

UCLA watched the chaos unfold in the middle of the night and did nothing until it was far too late.. But something else is sliding past popular attention: the meaning of the events at UCLA. Vigilantes staged an assault on unarmed civilians and the state let it happen. This has occurred many times before in US history, particularly… Read More Police let violent mobs attack UCLA students. This is what lawlessness looks like

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The Last Couple of Weeks

Chandan Gowda Three weeks ago, I arrived in the US to give talks at a few universities. It had been six years since I was last here. My host universities wished that I speak about my new book, Another India: Events, Memories, People. I was pleased about the lecture invitations. Opportunities to engage academic audiences in a… Read More The Last Couple of Weeks

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We Columbia University students urge you to listen to our voices

Please, listen to us – not political figures, radical fringes and misguided media Columbia College Student Council GAZA casualties, live statistics On Tuesday night, we watched in horror as hundreds of riot police flooded our beloved campus and brutalized our classmates. The next day, students awoke with swollen faces, bruised wrists and lacerations – all… Read More We Columbia University students urge you to listen to our voices

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I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged

When police attacked student protesters, a lone trash can was the only damaged property I saw around City College of New York. Natasha Lennard A LONE TRASH CAN lay on its side at the intersection of W. 139th St and Amsterdam Ave in Harlem, in front of the gates of the City College of New York.… Read More I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged

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Large police presence at UCLA as protests disrupt colleges nationwide

NB: US police are armed to the teeth with Army castoffs from failed wars overseas, and are now waging war on America’s young. There are also vicious right-wing vigilantes in action,: peaceful protestors for Gaza in UCLA were attacked by masked men yesterday, There’s an ongoing civil war in the USA, in case we haven’t… Read More Large police presence at UCLA as protests disrupt colleges nationwide

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In Gaza Protest, Columbia Students Occupy Hamilton Hall, Site of Historic 1968 Takeover

GAZA casualties, live statistics NB: Nothing is ever repeated with precision, but American imperialism and its proxies (to use a favourite phrase of their Orwellian media) has been rampaging through the world for many decades after the end of the World War. Vietnam, Chile, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the endless war on the Palestinian population, are… Read More In Gaza Protest, Columbia Students Occupy Hamilton Hall, Site of Historic 1968 Takeover

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