Trump’s War on Higher Education Isn’t Just About Crushing Dissent trib.al/hZylX9S

These attacks on higher education function as a mass disinformation campaign to instill distrust in our institutions and steer young people away from attending.

"What’s unfolding is not just a moral panic over campus protests but a structural power grab: The ultimate aim is not merely to silence dissent but to fundamentally remake higher education." my latest for The New Republic newrepublic.com/article/194527…

"Recently, my loan servicer informed me that when my forbearance period ends, my loan payments could be over $2,000 a month. That is more than my monthly take-home pay." Debt Collective member Sarah Bundy, over the age of 50, writes in @msnbc: msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…

Trump’s Attacks on International Students Are the Start of a Wider War trib.al/7tmSdUW

I wrote about Trump's attacks on international students, the chilling effect it's having on campuses, and how it's part of a broader war on higher education newrepublic.com/article/195142…

The government’s attacks on international students poses an existential threat to the university system in America. Indigo Olivier explains why:

NEW: Internal emails show the State Dept. is now forcing colleges to report international students for protests or “antisemitic actions.” Deputizing schools to use vague definitions to target students — or potentially threatening them if they don’t comply.zeteo.com/p/scoop-trump-…

New footage of Mahmoud Khalil's arrest shows Trump admin is lying. First they said they had a warrant. Then they admitted they didn't—saying they didn't *need* one, because he wasn't cooperating & was going to flee. But video shows that's not true either.zeteo.com/p/new-video-ma…

NEW: Trump is coming after Chinese students. Attacks on universities have overshadowed threats to Chinese academic as part of the general rise of Sinophobia in U.S. policy. Congress asked 6 schools for data on Chinese students -- who will protect them? theintercept.com/2025/05/22/tru…

my thoughts... Wrong Again, Democrats: Paying “Influencers” Misses the Boat newrepublic.com/article/195609… via The New Republic

we are living in a national hostage negotiation

The Dark, Nihilistic Philosophy Behind the IVF Clinic Bombing trib.al/WexNIZO

“In a country where birth is politicized, life is unaffordable, and death is ambient, it’s not hard to understand how anti-life philosophies might take root and flourish.” I wrote about the IVF bomber’s manifesto for The New Republic newrepublic.com/article/195696…

14 words and the capitalized Hs aren't accidental, these are intentional nazi signals and not the first

Read this very carefully: *One quarter* of all the people who have died of starvation in Gaza over the past 22 months have died in the past *3 days*

ICYMI - Attack drones will be deployed at select U.S. schools to stop school shooters in emergencies, by Campus Guardian Angel, a company founded by U.S. military and defense contractors.

Turns out student loans can be canceled after all.

We need to draw attention to a new, exploding type of household debt that only recently emerged: it's called rent debt—or "back rent debt," and it didn't really exist before COVID at all. It's getting little attention in housing discourse and media coverage. We'll explain it.