There is a shadow cast over the student uprisings of 2024. Details of the events and memories of the moment’s promise are fading at various campuses. Efforts to eviscerate the student movements’ tenacious energy are palpable, but not accidental. Most … Continue reading “In the Shadows of Genocide: The US Palestine Movement and the Promise of the 2024 Student Uprising”
Dear world, This letter is a reclamation. It is a prayer to the universe. It is a plea for you to bear witness. Often, writing demands to be lyrical, poetic, and beautiful. Even when we write about our struggles, there … Continue reading “Gridlocks of Death, Oceans of Life”
Oscar Olivera (OO) is a trade unionist and leader of the famous water wars which unfolded in Cochabamba in 2000 following the privatization of the city’s water supply. The water wars, which involved shutting down Cochabamba for six months, were … Continue reading “The Cochabamba Water Wars: An Interview with Oscar Olivera”
The increasingly cutthroat character of the downsized, outsourced corporate academy means that individual drive and determination are essential for success. Ironically, though, I think that the single strongest factor behind success in publishing is collective organizing. I say this … Continue reading “How to Publish Your Work, Win Friends, and Influence People”
