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Stanford Press Faced Cuts
Stanford University’s Provost recently threatened to cut Stanford University Press, describing the Press as a “second rate press.”
Michelle Silver is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Health and Society. She recently published Retirement and Discontents: Why We Won’t Stop Working, Even If We Can (Columbia University).
CPAC, the Bulwark, and Political Puritanism
The Bulwark, an offshoot of the now-defunct Weekly Standard, evoked criticism with coverage of the Conservative Political Action Conference. We discuss tolerance for internal dissent within political parties, and how media’s business dynamics shape political debate.
The MAGA Hat Kid
Joe, Leslie, Howard Ramos (Dalhousie University), and Richard Carpiano (UC Riverside) discuss a conflict between Catholic school boys, Black Israelites, and a Native American group on the Washington Mall. An encounter between one boy and a Native American triggered social media firestorms, and many questions about the current state of America’s political culture and media.
Photo Credit
Story from New York Times captured and used under Fair Use.
Nat Geo Takes on Race
National Geographic has a special issue on race that’s getting a lot of groans.
Oscars 2018
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We discuss the 2018 Oscars
Race in a New Pearson Nursing Textbook
A new nursing textbook from Pearson has been criticized as racist.
