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How I Survived 2017

Trump year 1

December 16, 2017 • by Noralee Frankel

On November 9, at two in the morning, I turned on the computer and saw that Clinton had lost the election. My whole body shook for hours, unlike anything I had ever experienced. In the following three days, I expressed my rage on Facebook and ultimately was unfriended by someone ...

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Terrorism and Talk

Everyday Life and Public Seminar after the Explosion Under the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the Election of Doug Jones and “Tax Reform”

December 15, 2017 • by Jeffrey C. Goldfarb

I sat down to breakfast with Naomi, my wife: she reading the paper, we listening to the news bulletins. They were still vague. It was not known yet what the cause of the explosion was. At one point, the news announcer slipped and called the incident an attack, but then ...

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Getting Centered Since Last November 9

Trump year 1

December 15, 2017 • by Barbara Winslow

Since last year’s election catastrophe, I continue to struggle with coping. I have increased my contributions to organizations involving reproductive justice, immigrant rights, the environment, peace, racial justice, and progressive electoral politics. I attend demonstrations at least once a month and am involved in more grassroots community and neighborhood organizations. ...

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DREAMers and Unions Rally at the Capital

Activists take to DC streets

December 14, 2017 • by Jo Freeman

On December 6, about two thousand union members and immigrants rallied at the nation's capitol to demand that young immigrants be allowed to stay in the US without fear of deportation. They want a DREAM Act which will provide a pathway to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants. In September, Donald Trump announced ...

DREAMers and Unions Rally at the Capital

Education

Don’t Tax Tuition Waivers

American Historical Association urges action for graduate student funding

December 14, 2017 • by Claire Potter

Targeted Outreach to Conferees Since the conference committee members have been announced, we have begun targeted outreach to our advocates in the states and districts of the Republican members, encouraging them to write or call their Members of Congress. If your representative is among the committee members listed below, we encourage you ...

Education

Why the House and Senate Tax Bills Spell Disaster for Graduate Students

The GOP tax bill will raise the barrier to entry for American graduate education

December 13, 2017 • by Emanuele Citera

Even though the measure enacted by the Senate still has to be reconciled with the House-passed version, the following repercussions are expected to occur. Firstly, the bill will affect charitable giving, which allows colleges and universities to fulfill their teaching, research and public service missions. Currently, the deductions for charitable ...

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The Precarious Economic Lives of Older Women Workers

November 2017 Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55

December 12, 2017 • by Teresa Ghilarducci

Almost half (48%) of older working women without a college degree are working in low-paying jobs - earning less than $15 an hour - compared to 29% of similarly situated men.1Older women without a college degree earn a median hourly wage of $15.50 compared to $18.75 for men. One reason older women work ...

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The Time of Trump in the Center of the World

Trump year 1

December 12, 2017 • by Reid Mitchell

I live in China. I've been here for about eight years. Yes, I used to have an academic career in the States, but then I decided to write full-time. Finding myself in need of a job, I wound up here in China, or, as I have learned to call it, Zhōngguó. And ...

Education

Debt Comes for Us All

Students protest against the new GOP tax bill

December 11, 2017 • by Amy Osika

A graduate student walks by with a sign that reads: “TAXED OUT OF COLLEGE!” Early on Saturday morning, December 2nd 2017, the Republican Senate passed the new GOP Tax Bill, only days after students from across New York City joined together to protest it. While President Trump states that “people are going to be very, ...

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Swing Left

Trump year 1

December 10, 2017 • by Mete Egemen

I am originally from Turkey and I became a United States citizen in 2005. Since then, I have voted in all elections, primary, odd year, midterms and general. I am active with Swing Left PA-07. You might say I am bit of a political junkie. People ask me why I got ...