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E. Wayne Ross
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Professor. Social Studies Educator. Journal Editor. American Canadian. Antifascist.
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Education 59%
Political science 21%

Another Undaunted City
Charlotte defends democracy and decency

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Ken Knabb: Hive Mind Strikes Back — Collaborative Resistance to Trumpian Fascism

#bopsecrets #situationism #collaborativeintelligence #collaborativeresistance

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Three texts on Donald Trump's elections and the resistance to him
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“Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.”

– Bertrand Russell, 1905.

Republicans Prove Irony Is Dead With Vote on Condemning Fascism

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Capabilities, Not Authorities: The Quiet Evolution towards a Panopticon State in the USA

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Capabilities, Not Authorities: The Quiet Evolution towards a Panopticon State
The Steady State | By Steven Cash November 21, 2025
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Why Canada is winning the travel trade war with the U.S.
International tourism spending has declined in the U.S., while Canada has enjoyed a tourism boom

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ANALYSIS | Canadians are shunning U.S. travel — and reaping the rewards | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump’s divisive politics, tariffs and heightened border security have helped drive a decline in international tourism spending in the U.S. Meanwhile, polls and industry experts ...
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MESA: Letter regarding the detention at the Canadian border of Emeritus Professor Richard Falk

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Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean

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Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean
In the Oval Office the US president dismissed the murder of the columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying: ‘things happen’
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New issue of Critical Education just launched.
Vol. 16 No. 4 (2025)
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#educationresearch #educationtheory #criticalscholarship
Vol. 16 No. 4 (2025) | Critical Education
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

Protests in Charlotte as aggressive immigration arrests continue
North Carolina governor says immigration crackdown ‘stoking fear’ as officials say at least 130 people detained

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Protests in Charlotte as aggressive immigration arrests continue
North Carolina governor says immigration crackdown ‘stoking fear’ as officials say at least 130 people detained
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The UN logged more than 260 attacks resulting in Palestinian casualties or damage to property in the West Bank in October alone – the highest monthly count since they began monitoring in 2006.

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‘They have total impunity’: West Bank settler violence surges after Gaza ceasefire
UN logs 260 attacks in October alone, its highest monthly tally, as settlers attack farmers and burn olive trees
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At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, Israeli data shows

Real toll likely substantially higher as hundreds of detainees from Gaza are missing, says NGO Physicians for Human Rights - Israel

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At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, Israeli data shows
Exclusive: Real toll likely substantially higher as hundreds of detainees from Gaza are missing, says NGO Physicians for Human Rights - Israel
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According to Cost of War Project, since Oct. 7, 2023, the U.S. has spent over $9.65 billion on military activities in Yemen, Iran, and the wider region. Including military aid to Israel, the U.S. has spent over $31 billion on the post-10/7 wars.

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The Flaming Lips - War Pigs (Live 2025)
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Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.

Desire to migrate among younger American women has quadrupled in the past decade

In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity.

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Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
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Yes, sadly it is real.
In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.

Tenured professor sues University of Kentucky for banning him from law school over comments on Israel

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Tenured professor sues University of Kentucky for banning him from law school over comments on Israel
Exclusive: Ramsi Woodcock, who calls for an ‘end’ to Israel and military intervention against it, says the university violated his first amendment rights
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Trevor McFadyen: The slow unravelling of higher education in B.C. has begun -- The federal cap on international students triggered the crisis. Decades of provincial underfunding made it inevitable.
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Opinion: The slow unravelling of higher education in B.C. has begun
The federal cap on international students triggered the crisis. Decades of provincial underfunding made it inevitable.
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Indiana University attacks academic freedom: Professor Removed From Class Over Lesson linking slogan "Make American Great Again" and white supremacy. #academicfreedom #badministration

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Texas A&M attacks academic freedom, establishing policy that censors classroom discussion of race and gender #academicfreedom #freespeech #badministration

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Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
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West Bank Mosque Is Burned as Israeli Settler Violence Surges

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West Bank Mosque Is Burned as Israeli Settler Violence Surges
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Why threats to academic freedom are growing – and how universities can respond to intimidation

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Why threats to academic freedom are growing – and how universities can respond to intimidation
When scholarship is politically steered, the public loses access to evidence and the means to hold power to account.
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'Running on empty': Why some Alberta teachers are thinking about leaving the province

Some educators feeling grief and regret mixed with bubbling anger as they contemplate how to respond to government's latest moves on education

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'Running on empty': Why some Alberta teachers are thinking about leaving the province
Some educators are feeling grief and regret as they contemplate how to respond to the Alberta government's latest moves on education.
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Canada issued 9,995 permits to Indian students from Jan-Aug — compared to 76,930 last year

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Canada issued 9,995 permits to Indian students from Jan-Aug — compared to 76,930 last year
Rejection rates for Indian applicants have increased, but application rates have also fallen as Canada reduces number of permits.
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Razing Palestine: Punishing Solidarity and Dissent in Canada
Punishing Solidarity and Dissent in Canada

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Razing Palestine: Punishing Solidarity and Dissent in Canada - Baraka Books
As the Israeli Army pummelled Gaza, those who spoke about the carnage were punished by censure, sanction, smearing and worse.
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Remember the Hillel BC‘Contractor’ Who Spread “I ❤️ Hamas” Stickers Framing the SJC at UBC? Turns Out He Had Been Hillel BC’s Advocacy Officer & President of UBC’s 'Israel on Campus'

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Remember the Hillel BC‘Contractor’ Who Spread “I ❤️ Hamas” Stickers Framing the SJC at UBC? Turns Out He Had Been Hillel BC’s Advocacy Officer & President of UBC’s 'Israel on Campus'
A BC Supreme Court ruling reveals how a former Hillel BC advocacy officer orchestrated a deceptive Hamas-smear hoax that triggered threats, fear, and a failed defamation case.
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UBC Geography Colloquium Series – Avery Everhart and Jasbir K Puar: You Can’t Pinkwash a Genocide: Sex/Gender/Fascism

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