Charles
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Educator, researcher, editor, many hats.
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"Vultures welcome war, and profit by it."
- Reverend George Washington Woodbey, during his campaign for California State treasurer in 1914 on the Socialist Party ticket.
Source: “Socialist Speaks ...
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"Vultures welcome war, and profit by it."
- Reverend George Washington Woodbey, during his campaign for California state treasurer in 1914 on the Socialist Party ticket.
#socialism #war #imperialism #capitalism #blackradicalism #history #blackstudies #religion
- Reverend George Washington Woodbey, during his campaign for California state treasurer in 1914 on the Socialist Party ticket.
#socialism #war #imperialism #capitalism #blackradicalism #history #blackstudies #religion
Anyone else going to Cincinnati in March for this? Presenting a paper, "Tracing & Digging for George Woodbey and the Black Socialist Tradition" for the panel "Underground Black Radicalisms." Let's link up!
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January 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Anyone else going to Cincinnati in March for this? Presenting a paper, "Tracing & Digging for George Woodbey and the Black Socialist Tradition" for the panel "Underground Black Radicalisms." Let's link up!
Help Moayed’s Family Survive War and Displacement in Gaza
Help Moayed’s Family Survive War and Displacement in Gaza
Hello Everyone,
chuffed.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Help Moayed’s Family Survive War and Displacement in Gaza
"The world was cleaved in two... between those who...resisted imperialism in all its forms, and those who did not. This, too, is the legacy he leaves us with: a resonant reminder that all of us, whatever community we belong to, have the same duty to fight colonialism wherever we encounter it."
The Life and Legacy of Sion Assidon
For the Moroccan Jewish leftist, the decolonization of his homeland and the liberation of Palestine were inextricably entwined.
jewishcurrents.org
December 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"The world was cleaved in two... between those who...resisted imperialism in all its forms, and those who did not. This, too, is the legacy he leaves us with: a resonant reminder that all of us, whatever community we belong to, have the same duty to fight colonialism wherever we encounter it."
Finally read *that* recent Vivek Chibber interview in Jacobin...it was worse than I could have imagined.
December 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Finally read *that* recent Vivek Chibber interview in Jacobin...it was worse than I could have imagined.
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anyone taught by wurman should ask the university of minnesota law school for a refund
I regret to inform you there’s a new post telling us we’re rubes who’ve missed the obvious & clear meaning of the Const’n for a century.
This is the type of post you make when your goal is to juice engagement from those who want nothing more than to be told their policy goals are const’l commands.
This is the type of post you make when your goal is to juice engagement from those who want nothing more than to be told their policy goals are const’l commands.
December 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
anyone taught by wurman should ask the university of minnesota law school for a refund
Help Moayed’s Family Survive War and Displacement in Gaza
Hello Everyone,
chuffed.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
RETURN HOME x The Sameer Project
RETURN HOME x The Sameer Project
"GIVE WARMTH TO GAZA" this Winter season...
chuffed.org
December 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
RETURN HOME x The Sameer Project
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"Wherever the agents appear, even when they lean idly, chatting, we see the cold threat of violence and the fragility of freedom. And in the brave crowds who gather to confront them, scrambling their illusion of total control, we see the power of solidarity..."
hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...
hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...
War at Home
A record of ICE’s assault on immigrants and the people’s resistance.
hammerandhope.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Wherever the agents appear, even when they lean idly, chatting, we see the cold threat of violence and the fragility of freedom. And in the brave crowds who gather to confront them, scrambling their illusion of total control, we see the power of solidarity..."
hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...
hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...
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"If the masses cannot govern, then nobody ever can." - CLR James
December 18, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"If the masses cannot govern, then nobody ever can." - CLR James
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GAZA IS DROWNING IN RAIN WATER AND THEY ARE ALL IN TENTS AND ISRAEL IS STILL FIRING ON PEOPLE AND THIS ISN'T A MAJOR NEWS STORY BECAUSE OF RACISM
December 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
GAZA IS DROWNING IN RAIN WATER AND THEY ARE ALL IN TENTS AND ISRAEL IS STILL FIRING ON PEOPLE AND THIS ISN'T A MAJOR NEWS STORY BECAUSE OF RACISM
The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Relevant.
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions
Educational technology, or ed-tech, including artificial intelligence (AI), continues to become more integrated into teaching and research in higher education, with minimal oversight. The AAUP’s ad ho...
www.aaup.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Relevant.
"Represent the real from the beginning to the end of it." A Hip-Hop Proverb
December 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
"Represent the real from the beginning to the end of it." A Hip-Hop Proverb
Yet again, not a good look for WITCC.
Community college sued by former instructor over student stalking complaint • Iowa Capital Dispatch
A former psychology instructor is suing Western Iowa Tech Community College over its response to alleged stalking by a student.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Yet again, not a good look for WITCC.
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Marco Rubio knew the truth 9 years ago, but he sold his soul for power. Yet he was correct: He will one day have to explain his support for Trump, and this is not going to end well.
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Marco Rubio knew the truth 9 years ago, but he sold his soul for power. Yet he was correct: He will one day have to explain his support for Trump, and this is not going to end well.
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This never gets old.
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This never gets old.
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worth saying that some portion of the freed slaves were themselves illegal aliens having been brought illegally into the united states by smugglers. if the birthright clause applies to them, it applies to undocumented immigrants
Here is the question presented. It's a relatively clean vehicle for the Supreme Court to finally decide whether it is lawful for the president to deny birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
worth saying that some portion of the freed slaves were themselves illegal aliens having been brought illegally into the united states by smugglers. if the birthright clause applies to them, it applies to undocumented immigrants
Gross.
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Gross.
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#tdih 1847 Frederick Douglass & Martin Delany launched the abolitionist The North Star newspaper.
"It has long been our anxious wish to see . . . a printing-press and paper under the complete control & direction of the immediate victims of slavery & oppression.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/no...
"It has long been our anxious wish to see . . . a printing-press and paper under the complete control & direction of the immediate victims of slavery & oppression.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/no...
Dec. 3, 1847: North Star Newspaper Launched
Frederick Douglass and Martin Delany launched the abolitionist North Star newspaper.
www.zinnedproject.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
#tdih 1847 Frederick Douglass & Martin Delany launched the abolitionist The North Star newspaper.
"It has long been our anxious wish to see . . . a printing-press and paper under the complete control & direction of the immediate victims of slavery & oppression.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/no...
"It has long been our anxious wish to see . . . a printing-press and paper under the complete control & direction of the immediate victims of slavery & oppression.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/no...
Big C-Cowards Everywhere.
i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Big C-Cowards Everywhere.
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This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Love and solidarity to the Somali community and all the African people living, struggling, working in South Sioux City.
White supremacy is garbage. Trump is trash. And fuck 🧊 too.
White supremacy is garbage. Trump is trash. And fuck 🧊 too.
Nebraska Evolving: Somalis band together to aid new refugees in South Sioux, a ‘place of opportunity’
The African immigrant population in South Sioux City has nearly tripled in the past decade as immigrants and refugees find manufacturing work and community. Statewide, the number of African immigrants...
nebraskapublicmedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Love and solidarity to the Somali community and all the African people living, struggling, working in South Sioux City.
White supremacy is garbage. Trump is trash. And fuck 🧊 too.
White supremacy is garbage. Trump is trash. And fuck 🧊 too.
"to be communist about communism, to be unreconstructed about reconstruction, to be absolute about ABOLITION."
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"to be communist about communism, to be unreconstructed about reconstruction, to be absolute about ABOLITION."
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“It is fair to conclude that academic freedom simply does not exist within the Texas A&M system.”—John Warner
“It is fair to conclude that academic freedom simply does not exist within the Texas A&M system.”—John Warner
You Can't Count on Legislatures or Leadership to Protect Academic Freedom
What do we do when state and institutional leadership attacks freedoms?
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
open.substack.com/pub/academic...
“It is fair to conclude that academic freedom simply does not exist within the Texas A&M system.”—John Warner
“It is fair to conclude that academic freedom simply does not exist within the Texas A&M system.”—John Warner