Nandita Sharma

No, sorry, nationalism is always built on a claim to “commonality.” The only difference is where the line is drawn.

Rather than fighting over who gets to draw the line, let’s just say, no thanks, we’ve seen the violence of nationalists’ lines over and over, and, we say we want another way of life

Behind every draconian decision, there's secret evidence ("detailed security assessments") we're not allowed to see. We should just suck it up and believe them.
Sorry, Yvette Cooper, that's not how democracy should work. When you make a decision of such consequence, we need to see the basis for it.

ICE is going after international students.

This is part of Trump's fascist, anti-migrant agenda. It is also a sure-fire way to destroy universities, another major part of all fascist agendas.

Wow!

Idi Amin saw the forced expulsion of “Asians” in what became the nation-state of Uganda as part of the anti-colonial struggle. It wasn’t

It was part of the intensifying nationalism of postcolonialism,
one predicated on whether one was seen as “indigenous” or “migrant”

Nationalism = anti-migrant.

No polarization here!

I don’t know if they’re too long or all other disciplines’ articles are too short! I’d love to have 60 pages (!) to discuss something up from the typical 25-30 max!

Mellon Foundation The Mellon Foundation makes grants to actively unlock the power in the arts and humanities that helps connect us all.

“American Academy of Arts&Sciences reports 96.3% of humanities grads age 23-32 fully employed. Earnings in humanitiess comparable to social/life sciences, job satisfaction levels too. A serious mismatch bw actual employment for hum grads +general perception."
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there isn't a male loneliness epidemic, btw

there's a loneliness epidemic, everyone's feeling it because our society has been atomized and real world hang out spots have been bulldozed or enshittified.

What there is a "right wing grievance propaganda campaign" epidemic

Walk & chew gum, folks.

Hmmm. I recall reading a study of autism diagnoses and that precisely because it is a "disorder" and not a disease, it cannot be accurately guaged in adults. But, I could be wrong (especially since the internet (!) says otherwise.

Starting with the fact that a diagnosis of autism is not possible in adulthood.

I do wonder why the rush to pathologization. I understand that people like to have a "reason" for why they are they way they are but I worry about the medicalization of diversity.

Yes, that is more plausible too

This analysis seems off. I think there are likely 5 million better explanations than this one, including the soul-crushing lack of autonomy most people have over their lives or the capitalist advertising and entertainment industries or, or, or…

Why do so many progressive orgs only allow sharing on X?

Full blown “we do whatever our dear leader says.”

Medicare Part D Drug Plan Premiums Set to Rise Trump administration aims to soften the blow by negotiating with insurers.

To recap:
-ACA premium hikes "more than 75% on average" by Jan 1
-1/3 of Medicaid cuts already in place
-Medicare cuts scheduled for Jan 1 without Congressional action
-And now Medicare Part D premiums going up by "a lot," also by Jan 1
www.wsj.com/health/healt...

The 17 experts who were ousted from an HHS vaccine committee have published a commentary on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, saying that Robert Kennedy, Jr., and his self-picked panel are abandoning rigorous scientific review and open deliberation. 
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

“It’s abhorrent”: A whistleblower contractor speaks out as Gaza's famine spreads Retired US Army officer Anthony Aguilar recounts violence and chaos at food sites run by the American group Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in this special France 24–Mother Jones report.

You can read the report and watch the entire interview right here:

This is why the far-right (and, as always, some liberals) went all out to demonize “cancel culture.” They want us to love them while they destroy us.

No.

How much time before the SCOTUS 6 overturn this sound ruling?

Brilliant

How about now? What more evidence could we possibly need?

We are barreling full force into fascism.

We’ve always known local police complicity with immigration enforcement is a sure fire way to force women to stay in abusive situations

More so: national borders rely on & intensify patriarchy: making some women “mothers of the nation” and others “threats”, both told what to do with their lives

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.

“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.

Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn

We need something more than students to do this. Faculty must organize (and unionize!) to thwart the continued (not new) misuse of students’ evaluations by administrators looking for an excuse to silence us.

“A legal watchdog group accused three DOJ lawyers of professional misconduct … , saying they had made false statements to a federal judge in a high-profile case challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...

Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

If you're not following ProPublica, you'll missing out on excellent non-partisan reporting.

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