Environmentalism versus Fascism
By There is a deep, although seldom discussed, connection between anti-environmentalism, the belief that there should be no effort made to […]
On The Value of Research
On April 1st, 2024, I received notification that a project for which I was a research assistant had been completely defunded. I was fired, and the future of the project remained uncertain. Our funding came from the Center for Connecticut Education Research Collaboration (CCERC) which was established from federal COVID relief funds to address pressing issues in Connecticut’s public schools and provide jobs to Connecticut researchers. Usually, I’d console myself and try to find hope for the future, but it was hard to feel that there was a future for researchers like me, who think people deserve better. Despite this hopelessness, I joined the DSA Education Justice working group: a coalition of educators, librarians, students, parents, and more that seeks to improve public education from a socialist lens. There is power and strength in the unity this working group provides. I found consolation with others who reassured me that they still see the value in research.
Obscure Class Warfare
by Void Since the beginning of the current administration, we have witnessed an extraordinary restructuring of American governance in ways
Power Down Pratt: Mycelial Songs of Freedom
Power Down Pratt: Mycelial Songs Freedom I cannot be the only person internally conflicted about protests, about what constitutes effective
Red Catholic: A Life of Contradictions
My origin story feels like I am a contradiction in terms. Communist and Catholic—really? Looking back, my journey to communism is not one I ever imagined.
Growing up in the comfortable white settler community of East Lansing, Michigan, I certainly was not exposed to oppression.