At the end of the day, the best measure of the humanity of any society is the life and happiness of its children. We live in a rich society with poor children, and that should be intolerable. Mike Davis, "theorist of catastrophes"

Just days after the UC settled a grad worker strike whose main issue was massive rent burdens, the UC is investing billions in one of the world’s most hated real estate companies. 🤦🏻‍♂️

During UAW 4121 Academic Workers contract negotiations in 2018 uw brought in a financial consultant to tell us that real estate was a big money maker for them post 08. Now they’re just selling dear b/c they can no longer buy cheap

"Children are their parents' property" has got to be one of the beliefs most widely shared across the political spectrum

I just want to add my voice as a Jew that this attack against my colleague is an egregious and dangerous lie and should be deleted immediately.

before paw patrol was called to clear the encampment

One thing is certain: no encampment has yet negotiated with the administration in the context of a genuine strike by academic workers on the campus. If this outcome does come to pass in UC, and we prove that it can be done, others will take up the call on an even wider basis.

Haussmann or the Barricades, still a useful distinction

The knowledge factory and the accumulation of capital.

university banners, a cursed genre

On his way to privatize some water and raise electricity tariffs in the global south

We must, that is, resist the temptation to an easy victory, and chart a course for other layers of workers in our own workplace, and those around the country, to punch back against the panicked and vicious lashing out of an administrative and political class under fire.

let's go!