Debra Thompson
@debthompsonphd.bsky.social
Political scientist (I guess) & CRC in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies at McGill University. I read books and I write books and I teach students how to think. Most recent book: The Long Road Home: on Blackness and Belonging (2022)
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Well-balanced, thoughtful, & reflective piece from @debthompsonphd.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: What is happening to higher education in the U.S. right now is not reform. It is destruction
Universities have faced varying crises over the decades, but the recent showdown initiated by the Trump administration is an unprecedented inflection point
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May 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Well-balanced, thoughtful, & reflective piece from @debthompsonphd.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Reposted by Debra Thompson
Great piece on the current destruction of higher ed under the Trump administration by @debthompsonphd.bsky.social - universities are a lot of things, both good and bad, but are still worth fighting for. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: What is happening to higher education in the U.S. right now is not reform. It is destruction
Universities have faced varying crises over the decades, but the recent showdown initiated by the Trump administration is an unprecedented inflection point
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Great piece on the current destruction of higher ed under the Trump administration by @debthompsonphd.bsky.social - universities are a lot of things, both good and bad, but are still worth fighting for. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Reposted by Debra Thompson
Good piece by @debthompsonphd.bsky.social in @theglobeandmail.com.
Opinion: Trump is headed back to the White House, but where is the resistance?
Clearly, left-leaning Americans are exhausted, but a lack of protests on the streets shouldn’t be taken as a sign of complete apathy
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December 5, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Good piece by @debthompsonphd.bsky.social in @theglobeandmail.com.
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Opinion - Why has the Cult of Donald Trump proven to be so durable?: Two distinct wings of American conservatism have been brought together by the former president’s ego, audacity and strongman politics
Why has the Cult of Donald Trump proven to be so durable?
Two distinct wings of American conservatism have been brought together by the former president’s ego, audacity and strongman politics
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October 21, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Opinion - Why has the Cult of Donald Trump proven to be so durable?: Two distinct wings of American conservatism have been brought together by the former president’s ego, audacity and strongman politics
If you’re a newcomer to this platform, I’m technically *on* blue sky and have been for a while, but mostly I’m just … very tired. Will have more opinions on the US election in the @theglobeandmail.com coming soon! Don’t read the comments. 🙌🏽
November 13, 2024 at 3:25 AM
If you’re a newcomer to this platform, I’m technically *on* blue sky and have been for a while, but mostly I’m just … very tired. Will have more opinions on the US election in the @theglobeandmail.com coming soon! Don’t read the comments. 🙌🏽
A new episode of the Policy Options In/Equality podcast just dropped, from our friends at the Institute for Research on Public Policy. Yushu Zhu and I discuss housing inequality in Canada - it’s more nuanced, and perhaps more dire, than you think.
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Inequality and Housing Access
Housing affordability has become one of the most talked-about problems of Canadian life. Housing prices have been rapidly rising ,and rent – per many renters – is too damn high. In this episode of...
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November 1, 2023 at 1:37 PM
A new episode of the Policy Options In/Equality podcast just dropped, from our friends at the Institute for Research on Public Policy. Yushu Zhu and I discuss housing inequality in Canada - it’s more nuanced, and perhaps more dire, than you think.
policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/no...
policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/no...
Thanks to the Quebec Writers’ Federation for short-listing The Long Road Home for the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction. I’m grateful for good news in these dark times.
October 18, 2023 at 5:27 PM
Thanks to the Quebec Writers’ Federation for short-listing The Long Road Home for the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction. I’m grateful for good news in these dark times.
@profmusgrave.bsky.social can you add me to poli sky, please? Thanks!
October 3, 2023 at 8:15 PM
@profmusgrave.bsky.social can you add me to poli sky, please? Thanks!