Israel has dropped almost double the bomb tonnage on Gaza than the US dropped on Hiroshima and Germany dropped on Britain in World War II combined. The campus micro-aggressions discourse is intended as a distraction.

Dutch academics! Show up in Utrecht for the alternative opening of the academic year tomorrow. This far right government wants to trash and starve universities because they see us as cultural enemies, full of icky foreigners and whatnot. We can't just take it, let's fight back!✊

Wauw! Ruim 400 mensen staan inmiddels actie te voeren, samen met ons om het #domplein in Utrecht! #steunhetonderwijs #bezuinigingenhogeronderwijs #kominactie #samenstaanwesterker

On planet Earth, another year passes without David Graeber (d. Sept. 2, 2020) Where’s the time going, my friend? Down here, things much as you predicted (or slightly worse, for now). Meanwhile, I’m hard at work on Book 2 of #TheDawnOfEverything It’ll be called #TheThirdFreedom

Good turnout at the WOinActie alternative opening of the academic year in Utrecht today. Story to follow in Jacobin Nederland soon. AOb FNV 0.7 Nieuwe Universiteit Casual UvA Ce n'est qu'un début!

overly honest phd thesis:

The "for you" feed on this website should be renamed "against you"

Met ‘Hoop, Lef en Trots’ kondigen de nieuwe regeringspartijen in hun hoofdlijnenakkoord draconische bezuinigen op het hoger onderwijs aan. Als de plannen niet van tafel gaan, zijn de gevolgen desastreus – en zullen er hardere acties volgen. jacobin.nl/academisch-jaa…

This is quite good. TLDR: Hardly anybody believes the left can defend their material interests any more and we don’t know how to change that.

Some Marxist historians rightly point out that creating surplus by focusing on commodity production—as opposed to buying commodities cheap and selling them dear, say—is distinctive of capitalism. But isn’t this a problem for Marxist analyses of earlier eras? Is feudalism a MoP?

By moving rightwards, you do not defuse the political threat from the right. On the contrary, you validate its positions and embolden it to become ever more extreme. This is what Germany has just discovered - again.

The German electorate: Worrying about climate change is for rich people The New York Times: Hold my beer

La cohabitation s'est transformée en colocation. Macron vole l'élection qu'il a lui-même convoquée. La réponse populaire doit être exemplaire. MANIFESTATION. ACTION. DESTITUTION.

Emmanuel Macron nie officiellement le résultat des élections législatives. Il vient de nommer Michel Barnier. Un membre, parmi d'autres, d'un parti qui a été le dernier à l'élection législative. Emmanuel Macron a volé l'élection au peuple français. #PremierMinistre

Liberals prefer authoritarian racism to mild social democracy Election result be damned, Macron made a deal with the far right to appoint Barnier, an extreme anti-immigration ghoul who wants 20k more prison places. He also opposes taxes on the rich & market regulation, bien sur

Winter is coming for Dutch universities. The upcoming budget cuts not only threaten the future of our profession but also risk stifling the production of scientific knowledge essential to democracy. Ingrid Robeyns @[email protected] has written on how to resist the cuts. crookedtimber.org/2024/09/06/act…

In the 70s amsterdammers used to build little artificial islands with structures on them, without asking anyone for permission. Some are still there. Now the municipality wants to decide how many flower pots you can have next to your house. theguardian.com/world/article/…

SAVE THE DATE. The next protest against the cuts in higher education will take place on November 14.