AAUP EC member Julie Minich: “This is a sad day for UT students. Rather than bringing the state’s next generation into the future, our leaders are taking a giant leap backwards…If the goal is to make sure UT is no longer a global leader in higher ed this is a great move.”

You can't prove received wisdom wrong if you don't try... and you've got to give China credit for not being afraid to try. A step on the way to serious reduction of shipping emissions by 2050? Or an expensive experiment with niche coastal uses? Time will tell! maritime-executive.com/article/chin...

Today, February 7, 2026, is officially the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week and the 50th anniversary of Black History Month. Carter G Woodson purposely started Negro History Week on February 7th so that it would end on February 14th, which is Frederick Douglass's birthday

Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...

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An MIT graduate student rocketed to fame with an intriguing paper on AI in the workplace. Soon his mentors were asking: Had he made it all up?

Ryan @burnsr77.bsky.social and I published a second paper looking at digitization and extractive labour. Urban futures of digitalized fossil labour tinyurl.com/3hba7hy3 Thanks to N. Ebner, B. Bragg, and H. Schling SI on the future of industrial work tinyurl.com/yt3cbpnd and brisunipress.bsky.social

Nate Horner just told the Alberta Legislature that Bill 2 Back to School Act will include the Notwithstanding Clause.

Best book I've read this year: Matteo Pasquinelli's Eye of the Master. It's just a fantastically interesting account of the social history AI and makes a timely contribution many recent discussions and debates in radical political economy. @versobooks.bsky.social @mttpsq.bsky.social

Internal documents reveal ICE’s plans to double immigrant detention to more than 100,000 beds, including new detention centers for families. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... @blibal.bsky.social

The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics. President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy, Greg Ip writes

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🚨 I'm recruiting a funded MA + PhD to research poverty alleviation models w/ a leading Greater Manchester organisation! More than a rough sleeper: Framing & examining holistic approaches to poverty alleviation. Deadline: July 1 | Start: October UK/home students only www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Texans grapple with rising toxic pollution as oil, gas production booms. thehill.com/policy/energ...

Hey! Are you an American considering a PhD or a postdoc, and the funding / academic situation just went absolutely bonkers? Canada's federal funding awards just added eligibility for international applicants if at Cdn institutions. www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...

New paper with Eliot Tretter published today. We raise an overlooked issue with the use of Mission Innovation to address climate change (the "Climate Moonshot") that threatens the mission if not addressed - missions don't historically disrupt incumbents. www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/u...