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A violent end in a violent time? It's got the world wondering.

The Rutgers strike can’t be seen in isolation but as part of a massive national movement looking to counter the corporate takeover of higher education that’s helped to accelerate wealth inequality to historic levels.

Union members representing three Rutgers University unions took to picket lines on Monday morning as 9,000 members went on strike.

An idea informing Davis’ discussion was what she cited as Antonio Gramsci’s adage of possessing “pessimism of the intellect” and “optimism of the will” when advocating for social justice and building cultural movements.

The reaction to video footage of the tirades by Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice suggests that the public is no longer willing to give coaches broad leeway when they turn to abusive tactics.