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The Academic Proles on the Barricades

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
12,000 striking postdoctoral scholars reached a tentative agreement with the University of California to boost their wages and benefits.

Beware Corporate Democrats “Passing the Torch”

Norman Solomon Common Dreams
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, but that affiliation for the heir apparent to the current House Speaker should not be taken at face value.

COVID-19 in China and Global Concern

Katelyn Jetelina Your Local Epidemiologist
It’s clear that the ever-stricter measures in China are failing to keep up with more-transmissible variants while becoming increasingly costly to society. This has caused country-wide protests sparked by frustration, anger, discontent, and despair.

The Culture Workers Go on Strike

Alissa Quart The New Republic
From the New School to museums and book publishers, we’re witnessing the black-turtleneck-worker uprising.