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What Kind of Freedom?: On The Limitations of Academic Leadership in the Palestinian Liberation Movement

Evan Scope Crafts reports on a failed campaign to reinstate two UT-Austin graduate workers fired for their pro-Palestinian activism in November 2023 and argues that the discourse of 'academic freedom,' which rhetorically undergirded the effort, was detrimental to its prospects.

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Pre-Digestion of the Status Quo: A Review of 'Why We Fear AI'

Nico D Villarreal reviews Why We Fear AI, a new book by Hagen Blix and Ingeborg Glimmer, and argues that, although the work has merits, the authors' heavy reliance on well trodden ideas from the left of academia precludes a broader critical discussion of AI.

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The Active Side of Human Praxis: A Review of 'The Vygotsky Anthology'

Suresh Chauhan reviews a recently published anthology of writings by Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky, arguing that the collection successfully showcases Vygotsky's extensive scholarly interests, but fails to account for the socio-political aspects of his work.

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Yestergay's Man: Eric Orner's Smahtguy

Hank Kennedy reviews cartoonist Eric Orner's biography of US politician Barney Frank.

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Letter: Material, not Moral Analysis of Production

May 20, 2025

“Sam Dee opens his article “Computers Are Technically Work”[5aa7af] with the provocative question: “What stops the tech industry from organizing?” Unfortunately, he provides no answers. Rather, he engages …”

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Letter: For a Resilient Socialist Print Distribution System

May 17, 2025

“After reading the discussion in response to Oleander Sārameyas the Younger’s essay on the failure of nonprofit book publishing, I found myself torn between Nicolas D Villarreal’s sober …”

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Letter: Against a New Model for Small Publishing

May 11, 2025

“With regards to recent discussion about small presses and the recent failure of the non-profit model upon which many boutique presses relied, I feel that much of this …”

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