In what universe would a white Mayor be told he could not attend a commemoration in Oklahoma City because "Timothy McVeigh?"
Friends! We are thrilled to announce the Call for Proposals for our next annual meeting in Boston, MA, June 9-10, 2027. Please consider submitting a panel, roundtable, or individual paper proposal! lawandpoliticaleconomy.org?page_id=63
Conference - Association of Law & Political Economy
2027 Annual ALPE Meeting June 9-10, 2027, Boston, MA We are thrilled to announce the Call for Proposals for the Association of Law and Political Economy’s 2027 annual meeting. We will meet in Boston, ...
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How can we curb the Supreme Court’s antidemocratic overreach? Julie Suk, Polan Fellow at the Brennan Center, will discuss her new book The Shadow Court with law professor Kate Andrias in person and virtually on Wed., Sept 16, at 4 p.m. ET. Register:
Book Launch - The Shadow Court by Prof. Julie C. Suk
Book Launch - The Shadow Court by Prof. Julie C. Suk
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anyway i think DC statehood is a non negotiable. only way to give DC residents the tools to protect themselves.
Mamdani has established the Office of Worker Power, a first-in-the-nation initiative to connect workers with education, resources, and organizations to help them form a union or demand better working conditions on the job. prospect.org?p=144128
In his paintings of worn boots, Van Gogh turned the everyday into autobiography. Scuffed and unpaired, they stand for endurance and solitude—humble forms made radiant with struggle and life.
Nice to have a citation for the stuff we all sort of assume to be true but question if it's just our own biases making it look that way
Mark Crail@markcrail.bsky.social · last wk.
The cruelty is the point. Shame on this administration and shame on the people who voted for this. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say
A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
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"you are exactly one of about 20 people" is just such an interesting way to announce you're in denial about the existence of cultures you aren't part of. Impressively proud ignorance
Cleg@clegggg.bsky.social · 2w agothis is a pretty wild exchange with someone seemingly in a moderator position
Kehinde Wiley (b.1977), "Heroic Sisters of the Grassland," oil on canvas, 2011; Brooklyn Museum. #art #arte #modernart #contemporaryart #blackculture #blackhistory #paintings #africanamerican #africanheritage #museum #artgallery
The capitulation of civil society organizations is perhaps the most important political story of 2025. For every 1000 pundit pieces on what Democrats need to do to win moderate voters, there is 1 piece on the politics of civil society--businesses, unions, congregations, universities, nonprofits, etc
BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 3w agoA very positive sign that, nearly a year after Kirk's death, many if not most of the people punished for speaking truthfully about him have won legal cases against their former employees and compensation. Again, panicked compliance with Trumpism has only *cost* institutions.
Ansel Adams on assignment for IBM - one of my favourite shots. Not the usual landscape but the skill of a woman weaving magnetic core memory. The beat up nails captures total “woman in STEM” vibes.
An arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate Karen Attiah The arbitrator said in a written decision that The Post “did not have good and sufficient cause” to terminate her and “violated” its labor agreement
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah (Gift Article)
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, Making the Engine, 1917 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1116593
the Bible absolutely belongs in classes in literature and world religion. But this piece is naive to the point of stupidity about what the right wing is trying to accomplish
Jonathan Ladd@jonathanmladd.com · 3w agoThis is correct. You can't understand American literature and history without some understanding of the Bible and of American religious history. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Remembering how during the Claudine Gay scandal, one of its biggest promoters of the story was Bill Ackman. Then someone uncovered that Ackman's own wife was a professor alleged to have committed much more serious academic misconduct than Gay and then nothing happened to her.
I'm beginning to frame a unified theory of moral panics—which is: You can start wars or raise tariffs 100% and it's NBD, but any change that threatens the cultural status of middle-aged journalists and academics is an Unforgivable Crime that we will have to discuss for the next 20 years.
They won’t stop until they ARE stopped. By us.
Politico@politico.com · last mo.‘The next Roe v. Wade’: Trump allies plot long campaign against birthright citizenship