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Joya Misra
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Reader, cook, wanderer, sociologist, committed to building democratic, hopeful, just societies

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Joya Misra is Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Aug 14
Awesome

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The Family Business: An Open Letter (satire/opinion)
Things have changed, Jennifer Lundquist writes (satirically).
www.insidehighered.com

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Jul 11
Great piece on rising inequality by Nathan Meyers !

theconversation.com/inequality-h...
Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy
The Republican tax bill is set to worsen inequality, government data shows. It’s part of a 50-year trend that’s affecting the social fabric as well as the economy.
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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Jun 3
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
This Is a Summer to Organize (opinion)
Faculty may want a break, but the architects of the assault on higher ed won’t be breaking and neither should we, Jennifer Lundquist and Kathy Roberts Forde write.
www.insidehighered.com

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Apr 19
horrifying

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markpachucki @markpachucki.bsky.social · Apr 11
I'm proud that UMass' Faculty Senate adopted an important motion yesterday to take a leading role in helping all public institutions statewide and nationwide stand up for academic freedom and more. Motion, FAQ, and what your institution can do to join! #AcademicSky drive.google.com/file/d/1TNDl...
MADC_ Public & LGUs.pdf
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Apr 8
"those who credit manufacturing jobs for a glorious past mistake correlation for causation. They think their grandparents had the 'good life' because of jobs in manufacturing. In reality, it was unions, pensions, high marginal tax rates, and strong social policies—with racism and sexism thrown in"

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Mar 17
People are doing things. You will meet those people when you start doing things.

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Mar 16
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Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Mar 11
Check out this brilliant piece by Nathan Meyers! theconversation.com/trumps-doge-...
Trump’s DOGE campaign accelerates 50-year trend of government privatization
The president’s executive orders are part of a decades-long trend of shrinking government’s role while expanding private sector control over public services.
theconversation.com

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Jean Beaman @jean23bean.bsky.social · Mar 9
More info on these books here: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/laboring-in-...
Laboring in the Shadow of Empire - Rutgers University Press
Laboring in the Shadow of Empire: Race, Gender, and Care Work in Portugal examines the everyday lives of an African-descendant care service workforce that ...
www.rutgersuniversitypress.org

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · Mar 4
If you’re a professor in a classroom today & you don’t mention this, I believe you’re doing your students a profound disservice. This is targeted 1st at international students, but it’s deliberately broad enough to lay groundwork for a scene Trump & Hegseth have fantasized: troops on campus.
A truth from Trump that reads “All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests. Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS! Thank you for your attention to this matter”

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Mar 3
Great work from Beth Mitchneck and Stephanie Goodwin www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
How to support faculty during the chaos (opinion)
Beth Mitchneck and Stephanie A. Goodwin suggest some simple ways academic administrators can support faculty whose research and teaching are under threat.
www.insidehighered.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Feb 26
This is what House Republicans voted for tonight.

Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Feb 25
The ASA, American Federation of Teachers @AFT, and AFT-Maryland, facilitated by @DemocracyForward, have filed a complaint today in federal court in Maryland challenging the “Dear Colleague Letter” published by the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
Educators Sue to Challenge Trump Administration's Efforts to Weaponize Civil Rights Laws, Attack Educational Programs and Student Opportunities - Democracy Forward
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Feb 22
And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Feb 17
appalling

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Feb 16
These three horsemen of the MAGA-tech-bro apocalypse are in the position of penthouse dwellers who think their top floor apartment doesn't rest on all the floors underneath... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/no-one-knows...
No One Knows How This Will End (But I Do Not Think It Will End Well for Them)
I can sum up the Trump/Musk/Vance theory of power in five words: "We have power; you don't." Alternative version in six words: "we can do anything we want." They seem to believe that nothing is really...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Feb 14
Markey on the Muskocracy

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Mary Bernstein @iammaryb.bsky.social · Feb 8
Resist!
What you can do
Revised and expanded
robertreich.substack.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Feb 6
In light of Trump II’s first 18 days of mayhem — including his and Musk’s coup against our system of government — many are asking: “What can I do now?”

Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.
What you can do
Revised and expanded
robertreich.substack.com

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Feb 5
The world is darker, sadder, and more broken without the brilliance, joy, and resolve of Michael Burawoy. I cannot fathom a world without him in it. Devastated for all who loved him and for all of sociology.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · Jan 27
If enough time passes, an otherwise healthy person can start to get used to sickness.

They can slowly begin to convince themselves that almost any horrifying, toxic, painful, twisted reality is acceptable.

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Don't Gaslight Yourself. You're Right To Grieve What's Happening to America.
I know what you're thinking.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Jan 25
From a book club friend, restorative
youtu.be/1TbDPwA09Bc
"This Joy" by the Resistance Revival Chorus
YouTube video by Resistance Revival Chorus
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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Jan 24
This week has been a lot. I am grateful for the helpers and fighters and hope I’m counted among their number.
1456 days til Jan 20 2029

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Jan 23
Not great for our kid, a Wes alum did help her get foot in the door but that wasn’t through the school

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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Jan 21
one day at a time grateful for friends, including those willing to walk in severe cold and snow with me!

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WendyMC 🏳️‍🌈💪🏻 @wendyphd.bsky.social · Jan 20
Another Black woman everyone should listen to. Maybe I'm biased bc I know her, and she's a sociologist, but Tressie's commentary has been the MOST spot-on for the entire election.
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When Donald Trump and Martin Luther King Jr. meet
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Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social · Jan 20
1461 more days, sending solidarity and hope