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The Threat of Democracy on Campus at UMass

Kevin Young The Nation
The real danger posed by the Gaza solidarity encampments is their attack on unfettered autocratic governance by university administrations and wealthy benefactors.

This Isn’t the End for Mercedes Workers’ Union Fight

Luis Feliz Leon and Jane Slaughter Jacobin
Opposed by management and politicians at every turn, Alabama Mercedes workers lost their union election yesterday. It’s a real setback — but the Mercedes workers say they won’t stop organizing until they get a union.

Don’t Arrest the Homeless - House Them!

Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Shailly Gupta Barnes TomDispatch
A ruling in a case now under consideration by the U.S Supreme Court must show that those with no home to call their own must be met with compassion, not the cruelty of punishment.

The Promise That Could Seal Assange’s Fate

Tim Dawson Morning Star
There have been assurances that Assange does not face the death penalty, but no clear answer as to whether the US first amendment will apply to him; regardless, he should be released and returned to Australia.