This is an absolutely incredible, must-watch, all-timer of a clip.

The Secretary of State admits social media has made it almost impossible to hide atrocities and a sitting senator agrees by saying outloud that was a factor in leveraging the power of the state against TikTok.

#OtD 5 May 1970 100,000s of university students in the US walked out on a nationwide student strike against the Vietnam war and in protest at the killing of four students at Kent State by troops the previous day. Learn more in our podcast series: workingclasshistory.com/tag/vietnam-wa…

NEWS: 3,700 University of Pennsylvania grad students have unionized with the UAW, in a landslide 1807-to-97 vote.

The union claims they 'will become the largest new private sector union in Philadelphia in over 50 years.'

Incredibly proud of Columbia University student leaders who wrote the single best analysis of recent events available anywhere. Shame on The New York Times The Wall Street Journal and other media for failing to accurately report their views. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“You cannot claim to be worried about violence at universities, about disruptions to a student's education, about safety on college campuses, and ignore what's taking place in Gaza.'
Ayman calls out politicians and pundits for their hypocritical hysteria over campus protests.

The classic Crosby Stills Nash and Young song 'Ohio' about the murders of four Kent State students who were protesting the Vietnam War by National Guard. With stills of the event. youtu.be/JCS-g3HwXdc?si…

“It is a level of repression of campuses in the United States that I have not seen in my lifetime.'

Dartmouth labor historian Annelise Orleck talks about her violent arrest--and what the 54th anniversary of Kent State feels like at US universities:
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Fifty-four years ago today, the world watched as the Ohio National Guard fired on students at Kent State University, killing four students.

We look back to the events of that day and reflect on their resonance with a clip from THE VIETNAM WAR.

My name is Isabelle Friedman, and I'm the editor in chief of the Daily Bruin, UCLA's independent student newspaper. It seems like I've only just now had a chance to sit and truly reflect on the events of the past week.

14 Princeton students begin hunger strike in solidarity with Gaza: “We are drawing from the tradition of Palestinian political prisoners going on saltwater-only hunger strikes in Israeli prisons since 1968.” 🇵🇸

The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy.

We have the right to protest — and we will defend that right.

BREAKING: This brilliant speech yesterday by a Columbia professor on the cowardice of the university administration in calling in police to arrest students will be cited throughout history -– and will inspire generations of students for decades to come.

Columbia still on…

Is anyone going to mention the real reason our country is struggling?

Introducing Viet — a monthly contributor to Zeteo! Viet Thanh Nguyen is the Aerol Arnold Chair of English and a professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity, and Comparative Literature at USC. Subscribe to Zeteo to read his piece in full: zeteo.com/p/a-student-re…

Whilst being killed, arrested and undermined doing their jobs, Palestinian journalists covering Gaza are awarded 2024 UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize ‘As humanity, we have a huge debt to their courage and commitment to freedom of expression’ unesco.org/en/articles/pa…

It's World Press Freedom Day. Our latest video looks at why, by a number of measures, press freedom is in decline. More BBC coverage of press freedom here: bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c1…

On World Press Freedom Day, we recognize how vital reporting and journalism are to democracy.

This year, the US dropped to 55th in RSF in English’s press freedom rankings. This is unacceptable. We must ensure journalists can accurately report without intimidation or interference.

Today we commemorate World Press Freedom Day, recognizing the work of Ukraine's independent media.

Reporters Without Borders has published the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, and the results are very predictable.

Nordic countries and the Netherlands take the first five spots, and 17 out 20 countries are European. Baltic countries also fared well, all countries making the top…

This is why we protest.