In this Off the Page episode, host Stephen Pimpare and author Terry Williams discuss LIFE UNDERGROUND. This book explores this society below the surface and the varieties of experience among unhoused people. buff.ly/KeuWG1t #ListenUP #NewYork #Sociology @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

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I had an article out recently on the complex ways in which ‘post-colonial’ (archaeological) knowledge moved, the conditions that allowed it, and why it’s important to finally move beyond that old Bruce Trigger article characterising types of archaeological work: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Let it be clear: you are wanted here.

Pakistan's on-field results feel more than ever like they're catching up with how poorly the way the game is run off it, writes @osmansamiuddin.bsky.social

Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.   Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.

"Historically, and down to the present day, visitors to his dargah have included all kinds of people — criminals, thugs, politicians, ministers, ordinary men and women, and members of transgender communities — seeking blessings and benediction."

For the History of the Present’s Archives of Dissent, I wrote on the deep roots of feminist anti-authoritarianism in UN expert Farida Shaheed’s 2024 report on the destruction of academic freedom in the US criticalnoise.org/feminist-ant... thanks to Anjali Arondekar & @brianconnolly.bsky.social

Today is Nakba Day. You cannot understand what lies at the heart of conflict in the Middle East unless you understand what happened to 85% of Palestinians in 1948. Here Eugene Rogan explains how hundred of thousands ended up as homeless refugees in Gaza

A. lived in Germany since he was two months and last year gained German citizenship. Now he’s been stripped of it because of pro-Palestinian Instagram posts, in a disturbing legal case that points to the rise of citizenship-on-probation. My latest @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2026/05/germ...

I've always thought Arnie Hirsch was an absolute mensch and this terrific piece from his son only confirms it.

The newest issue of @criticalai-journal.bsky.social, the interdisciplinary journal based at Rutgers University’s Center for Cultural Analysis, is now available. View the TOC: buff.ly/lfiYD5q

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social—Anna Nguyen reflects on Biancorosso’s 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑥𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑎𝑟-𝑤𝑎𝑖 through memories of dubbed TV dramas,translated pop songs,& the afterlives of borrowed music across HK,Vietnam,& Japan.She argues that Wong’s politics remain insufficiently examined. chajournal.com/2026/05/12/w...

In a new series commissioned by @naomipaik.bsky.social & Catherine S. Ramírez, contributors examine 4 statutes that paved the way for today’s emergent fascism: the IRCA; the AEDPA; the IIRIRA; and the PRWORA. Read Paik & Ramírez‘s intro to the series, new at PB.

Proud of my students for their research, which for the first time located the descendants of those enslaved by Columbia University's founders. www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/05...

The fight for the New York State Caste Bill is here. After California's veto in 2023, New York could become the first state in the U.S. to legalize caste protections with its passing. Read about why this bill matters in New York. My latest in @prismreports.org 🔗 and 🧵below.

"The book reads like an 'Eat Pray Love' of biotech grifting, designed to make her into a public figure based on her personal journey." Jonathan Basile reviews Kathryn Paige Harden’s “Original Sin.” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/original-sin-eugenics-scientific-calvinism-kathryn-paige-harden/

“[CPJ] surveyed 59 Palestinian journalists who had been released by Israeli authorities after the Oct. 7 attacks. Three percent said they had been raped, and 29 percent said they had endured other forms of sexual violence.” Read more in @nytopinion.nytimes.com ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...

the tide is turning on AI among its most captured user base

New on advance access: "Indentured Indian workers and the politics of race, caste, and sanitation at sea and in colonial South Africa, c.1860–1911" by Pritam Singh (@lsehy.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...

Partha Chatterjee on the stripping of voter rolls in the WB election

Gregory King: "How Kevin Roberts Learned the Interior Language of Black Survival and Then Weaponized It"

Is Congress happy about the Assembly elections results? In an interview with Shoaib Daniyal, Sanjay Kumar of The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, analyses the fate of the INDIA alliance after the May 4 results. #Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxpC...

One of the first pieces of advice my PhD advisor gave to me, that I pass on to all trainees that I work with: “NEVER trust the university”

Pakistan steps up to mediate peace between the US and Iran, and the UAE - the close Israeli ally who claims to be a force for peace and a force against sectarianism - punishes Pakistan for its peacemaking by expelling Shia Pakistani workers. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/w...

Your friendly neighborhood CTO here reminding you that universities(, etc.) are such easy targets because we all use the same major systems. Hackers just need one good exploit to screw everyone at once. We got ourselves into this mess by letting monopolistic private platforms sit between everyone.

A handful of dedicated Gazan women are risking their lives to save the priceless medieval manuscripts of Al-Omari www.newarab.com/features/ins...

NEW PODCAST: Aslı Bâli and Darryl Li joined MERIP's Executive Director James Ryan to discuss the challenges posed to academic freedom since 10/7, and how academic associations like @mesa1966.bsky.social are fighting back. LISTEN NOW buff.ly/bexgyp0

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It was one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the Gaza war, devastating one extended family. A year and a half later, the survivors find their loved ones' remains. n.pr/4f3L6G4

Professor *briefly* lists pro-Palestine protestors amid a long list of student and faculty activities and milestones for equity and social justice. Cowardly loser uni president takes the bait and PUBLICLY APOLOGIZES. Infuriating. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

"The main focus of the campaign was on the threat from “guspathia“ or illegal settlers."

While reading this article-length sneer at liberalism using the teaching of the Aeneid as a framing device, my brain went to this article about how the Italian fascists would selectively teach the Aeneid as a way to delegitimize democratic values and reinforce state ideology.

Good overview on TN politics given TVK's win now.

'Assam, West Bengal & Kerala are the top 3 states by share of Muslims in India. BJP is significantly more popular in these states today than it was before '14. Anti-Muslim rhetoric...in these states has been an integral part of the BJP’s campaign.' Rigging aside, Indian Hindus are suckers for hate.

West Bengal: Modi's BJP conquers one of India's toughest political frontiers

Grateful Dead 5/03/68 Columbia U. NYC

Yes to Morni

finally! scroll.in/article/1092...

"Nationalism affects all the people" | Romila Thapar on the latest episode of #ScrollAdda with Shoaib Daniyal WATCH HERE: youtu.be/u06Cy0AS5_0 #Indianhistory

@isafarfan.bsky.social has the story, “Ouhaddou’s public artwork is the city’s newest commemorative monument since the ‘Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument’ was unveiled in Central Park in 2020.”

Award winning poet, Mosab Abu Toha’s aunt was shot in the chest in Jabalia camp, while sitting with her young children, holding her one month old baby, and it fighting for her life. This, under a “ceasefire” #Gaza

#MayDay is a reminder for workers to stand together. If you’re going to a May Day event, you can download this graphic and use it as a sign.

DRUM (Desis Rising Up & Moving) is an amazing org and folks should support it

Does anyone by any chance have access to a UPenn PhD thesis by Virginia Wolf Briscoe (I know that sounds made up but it's real) titled "Bryn Mawr College Traditions: Women's Rituals as Expressive Behavior" (1981)?

I don't think people fully understand yet just how fragile university-hosted digital resources are after external funding ends (especially if the lead academic retires or moves or is made redundant).

We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.

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NEW: Our latest issue features a roundtable with six student activists from the US and Europe organized by Maya Wind reflecting on the state of campus activism after the encampments.

Today's demolition of Voting Rights Act by Roberts Court will likely trigger largest drop in Black representation since end of Reconstruction. They're taking America back to Jim Crow, when white supremacy and one party rule enshrined across South www.motherjones.com/politics/202...