And then, some decades from now, when they’re running for office and we pull up these videos they’ll say “it was a different time.” It wasn’t a different time. It was never a different time.

don’t really see anyone talking about this but: arrestees at CUNY were charged with *felonies* while arrestees at Columbia were charged with misdemeanors. nobody should be charged with anything but it is a travesty that poorer & racialized students bear the brunt of this struggle

BIG! A bill passed in Hawaii to effectively convert 10,000's of illegal Airbnb's to local housing. Incredible work from Our Hawaiʻi and Lahaina Strong. The winning strategy was uniting fire survivors, advocates, and unions – then going all out. hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/04/24/sho…

Very useful PDF version of the final text of the EU AI Act (post-corrigendum) with interactive ToC from Chair Legal & Regulatory Implications #AI . ai-regulation.com/tools-for-navi…

Really looking forward to this - on the transformative power of friendship - not to be missed x

The Evergreen State College (school of Rachel Corrie) agrees to divestment
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''There's no way to keep clean, there's no way to be comfortable — we're living a completely destroyed life,' she said.'

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Getir/Gorillas grocery delivery services are exiting Germany, the UK, the USA, and the Netherlands as of May 15. Closures and layoffs were announced to staff this morning, and the warehouses will be closed as inventory levels drop and last orders taken.

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Anyone who cares about free speech & expression should be feeling cold blood in their veins as USG rushes to silence, censor, & brutalize those critical of Israel's extremist gov.

Bills like this are political weapons. Once forged, they will be wielded for much, much more.

Oh really? Let me tell you, dear employer, what is deleterious to my mental health: the arrest of my students and colleagues, the threats to retaliate against them, and the constant stream of lies about them.

I’d be interested to hear from other social scientists on how your depts are approaching genAI and scholarship! Thanks, we’re in this together!!

Exciting opportunity for someone wanting to break into film events for social change, shout if you have any Qs 🌱

'We're worried about deteriorating pay & working conditions for food delivery couriers, particularly in London & North of Ireland. This is compounded by a lack of transparency in how pay is set, how work is assigned & algorithmic decision-making for both.” inews.co.uk/news/deliveroo…

Congratulations to Arne Kalleberg, recently elected to National Academy of Sciences!

My colleague & friend, the great labor historian Prof. Annelise Orleck. Annelise is out & ok, but was told that a condition of her release is being banned from campus, despite currently teaching two courses.

This is 'safety' and 'free speech' at Dartmouth 🌲: former director of Jewish studies and history professor Annelise Orleck thrown to the ground by cops while engaged in nonviolent protest. Her 'crime'--emphatic speech. Shame.

Very cool event here being organised by idil and other colleagues. With aris komporozos-athanasiou as keynote.

We are excited to announce our first Call for Visiting Research Fellows at the UCL Centre for Capitalism Studies. Apply to join us in the next academic year through the link below!

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