{"id":21538,"date":"2018-06-09T23:39:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T07:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/?p=21538"},"modified":"2018-06-10T01:30:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T09:30:40","slug":"rouge-forum-dispatch-liberty-equality-retribution-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/rouge-forum-dispatch-liberty-equality-retribution-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rouge Forum Dispatch: Liberty! Equality! Retribution. (summer!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We Say Fight Back!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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E Wayne Ross<\/a>\u200e<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/u><\/i>\u00a0<\/span>Cultural Logic<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Cultural Logic status update:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As many of you know, Cultural Logic along with many other journals was victim of the demise of the eserver.org<\/a>, which was shut down by Iowa State University last September. Eserver.org<\/a> was an open access publishing cooperative established in 1990 and served as the host for Cultural Logic from it’s inception.<\/p>\n

The good news is that Cultural Logic will return later this year on the Open Journal System platform and hosted by the University of British Columbia Library. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Plans are for the initial issue to be the “Scholactivism” issue which was published days before the eserver closed down and which was subsequently re-published by Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor. We will then start work on publishing new and archival issues of CL on the new platform.<\/p>\n

Please check back here for updates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UPS Has 260,000 Union Workers and They’ve Just Authorized a Strike<\/h1>\n

United Parcel Service<\/a> (ups, +0.18%)<\/a> workers authorized their union to call what would be the first strike<\/a> since 1997, giving negotiators more leverage in talks to replace a labor contract that expires at the end of July.<\/p>\n

Of the workers from the package unit who voted, 93% favored the authorization and 91% of UPS freight employees agreed to the measure, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced on a webcast. The rate of voter participation wasn\u2019t provided. A strike authorization is common during negotiations to put pressure on the company, said UPS spokesman Glenn Zaccara. Even with that, the union can\u2019t go on strike until after the current contract expires on July 31.\u00a0 fortune.com\/2018\/06\/06\/ups-teamsters-strike-july-contract\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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TWU to Anderson: \u201cStop these cuts!\u201d<\/h1>\n

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Amtrak\u2019s just-instituted practice of providing sleeping car customers, beginning with the Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited, with \u201ccontemporary and fresh dining choices\u201d is \u201cnothing more than a cold snack in a cardboard box being delivered to passengers in their rooms,\u201d the Amtrak Service Workers Council (ASWC) of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) announced last week. \u201cRiders are paying close to $1,000 a ticket, only to be fed yogurt and sandwiches?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 www.railwayage.com\/news\/twu-to-anderson-stop-these-cuts\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Which East is Red? The Maoist Presence in the Soviet Union and Soviet Bloc Europe 1956-1980<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhich East is Red?\u201d is a study of the little-known \u201canti-revisionist\u201d currents within the Soviet Bloc in the wake of the Sino-Soviet Split, particularly those which described themselves as Maoists. This study primarily concentrates on the Maoist wind that blew through the USSR and Eastern Europe during the 1960s, when the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China generated anti-revisionist storms around the globe. It also discusses the effects of the Cultural Revolution on diplomacy in the socialist Second World. Finally, this thesis challenges mainstream academic studies of Marxism and dissent in the Soviet Bloc, which presents a false dichotomy of dissidence within the region: a false dichotomy, that is, between those who embraced liberal democracy of the West versus the Kremlin\u2019s official version of Marxism-Leninism. In short, a new historiography of dissident movements in the USSR and Eastern Europe during the Cold War must include the Maoist, communist<\/em> opposition. scholarworks.gsu.edu\/history_theses\/111\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Recommended Citation<\/h4>\n

Smith, Andrew M., “Which East is Red? The Maoist Presence in the Soviet Union and Soviet Bloc Europe 1956-1980.” Thesis, Georgia State University, 2017.
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Coronado Teachers Organize for\u00a0Students<\/h1>\n

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With nearly two years and no progress in negotiations with district officials, teachers in Coronado are taking their organizing to the community to bring better teaching and learning conditions to their students.<\/p>\n

The Association of Coronado Teachers<\/a> (ACT) has ramped up organizational efforts at school board meetings, school sites and street rallies as Coronado Unified School District<\/a> (CUSD) continues to compensate educators among the lowest in San Diego County.<\/p>\n

For educators who cross the bay to teach on the peninsula, the Coronado Bridge continues to be a bridge to substandard pay. Parents and educators are committed to ending that. To happen, the district practice of holding 35% in reserves- over eleven times the state\u2019s requirement for economic uncertainties- must be addressed.<\/p>\n

As the support from the community and their students strengthens, so does teachers\u2019 stance against this inequity. At the last CUSD board meeting, teachers, parents, students spoke on the behalf of educators and expressed their willingness to go above and beyond for the growth of Coronado students.\u00a0 propubliced.com\/2018\/06\/08\/coronado-teachers-organize-for-students\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Stand Up To Racism!<\/span><\/h1>\n

Violent racists draw 15,000 in London to support Tommy Robinson and scapegoat Muslims<\/h1>\n

Around 15,000 racist and far right activists gathered in Whitehall today to back jailed ex-English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson.<\/p>\n

The event saw major clashes with the police and attempts to attack Stand Up To Racism and Unite Against Fascism activists who gathered to oppose the march.<\/p>\n

Robinson\u2019s supporters were seen sieg heiling (video here)<\/a><\/p>\n

Robinsons support was international with the racist and fascist right mobilising in his defence.<\/p>\n

Dutch Islamophobic politician Geert Wilders praised Robinson saying \u201cTommy Robinson is the greatest freedom fighter of Britain today, he says what no one dares to say. He has guts. He has courage\u2026We are foreigners in our own land\u201d.<\/p>\n

A text message was received from leading US Alt right activist and former Trump chief of staff Steve Bannon said that \u201che will fight to get Tommy free\u201d. Louis Aliot deputy leader of the fascist French National Rally (RN) also sent a message of support.\u00a0 www.standuptoracism.org.uk\/violent-racists-draw-15000-in-london-to-support-tommy-robinson-and-scapegoat-muslims\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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An Employee at Michigan State University Is Accused of Having Sex With a Bassett Hound<\/h1>\n

An employee at Michigan State University has been charged<\/a> with bestiality and put on administrative leave after being accused of sexually penetrating a dog.<\/p>\n

Health physicist Joseph Hattey, 51, is accused of using his penis and hand to enter a Bassett Hound, Fox News reports citing the attorney general\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

The animal, which was not owned by the school, is reportedly safe and in the custody of Ingham County Animal Control.<\/p>\n

The episode happened sometime between Jan. 7, 2018 and March 8, 2018, but did not occur on campus.<\/p>\n

The charge is a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison.\u00a0 time.com\/5301309\/michigan-state-physicist-bestiality-dog\/<\/a><\/p>\n

MSU’s Strampel to stand trial on sex-related charges<\/h1>\n

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After testimony from three victims and explicit photos admitted into evidence, an\u00a0Ingham County judge\u00a0on Tuesday bound Larry Nassar’s ex-boss over to Circuit Court to face trial.<\/p>\n

\u00a0William Strampel, former dean of the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, will be tried on charges that he used his\u00a0position to harass, discriminate, proposition, intimidate and sexually assault female students.<\/p>\n

“There has been misconduct in office,” said 54-B District Court Judge Richard D. Ball, who started off his ruling by binding over Strampel on a charge of\u00a0fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, a high court misdemeanor. He also ordered Strampel to be tried for misconduct in office, a five-year felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.<\/p>\n

Strampel also will be tried on two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty.<\/p>\n

Afterward, he and his attorney, John Dakmak, declined to comment.\u00a0 www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2018\/06\/04\/strampel-hearing-sex-related-charges-michigan-state\/659827002\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Professors Decide Whether to Teach Summer Courses \u2014 for Cuts in Pay<\/h1>\n

When Amanda Klein, an associate professor in the English department at East Carolina University, decided to cancel her “Introduction to Film Studies” course, she was disappointed. It was her decision, but she didn\u2019t feel she had much choice.<\/p>\n

This summer, Klein said, she couldn\u2019t afford to teach.<\/p>\n

East Carolina has had an enrollment minimum for summer sessions for several years. If a course does not attract the required number of students, it is canceled. This year a new proportional-pay system on campus means that if a course does not reach the minimum enrollment, determined by administrators, it may still run but the salary for the professor teaching it will be reduced by a proportionate amount.<\/p>\n

For Klein, that feels unfair: Her class came up five short of the 20-student requirement.<\/p>\n

Her conflict goes beyond student enrollment, she said. She must now balance her feelings of responsibility to those 15 students who signed up, with the value of her own work.<\/p>\n

Putting a price tag on academic labor isn\u2019t simple, but as universities cut costs by curbing faculty members\u2019 summer salaries, how to value their work is something faculty members across the country have to weigh before taking on summer teaching. And that task is getting increasingly difficult.\u00a0 www.chronicle.com\/article\/Professors-Decide-Whether-to\/243596?cid=wcontentlist_hp_latest<\/a><\/p>\n

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A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens<\/h1>\n

Teachers, parents and policymakers certainly acknowledge the growing influence of technology and have responded in kind. We’ve seen more investment in classroom technologies<\/a>, with students now equipped with school-issued iPads and access to e-textbooks.<\/p>\n

In 2009<\/a>, California passed a law requiring that all college textbooks be available in electronic form by 2020; in 2011<\/a>, Florida lawmakers passed legislation requiring public schools to convert their textbooks to digital versions.<\/p>\n

Given this trend, teachers, students, parents and policymakers might assume that students’ familiarity and preference for technology translates into better learning outcomes. But we’ve found that’s not necessarily true.<\/p>\n

As researchers in learning and text comprehension, our recent work has focused on the differences between reading print and digital media. While new forms of classroom technology like digital textbooks are more accessible and portable, it would be wrong to assume that students will automatically be better served by digital reading simply because they prefer it.<\/p>\n

Our work has revealed a significant discrepancy. Students said they preferred and performed better when reading on screens. But their actual performance tended to suffer.<\/p>\n

For example, from our review of research done since 1992<\/a>, we found that students were able to better comprehend information in print for texts that were more than a page in length. This appears to be related to the disruptive effect<\/a> that scrolling has on comprehension. We were also surprised to learn that few researchers tested different levels of comprehension or documented reading time in their studies of printed and digital texts.\u00a0 www.businessinsider.com\/students-learning-education-print-textbooks-screens-study-2017-10<\/a><\/p>\n

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A NYC Fight on Segregated Elite Schools<\/h1>\n

To the Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the winter of 1977, I sat down in the wooden chairs in the auditorium of the original Stuyvesant High School to take the entrance exam. I was a byproduct of an elite public school system in Birmingham, Mich. My two brothers, sister and I had just moved to New York City. I was incredibly nervous as I knew the results of this single exam could change my entire life.<\/p>\n

Forty-one years later, I am still benefiting from my four years at Stuyvesant. Yet how could it be that in 2018, in a city with nearly 70 percent black and Hispanic students, only 10 percent of those accepted at the specialized high schools are black or Hispanic? This fact is unacceptable.<\/p>\n

The chance to go to a specialized school should be open to a more eclectic group of students that better reflects the face of New York City. The entrance exam in its present form has failed to accomplish this feat and needs to be replaced.<\/p>\n

I fully support Mayor Bill de Blasio\u2019s plan of diversifying all eight specialized schools that rely on the exam by instead choosing students based on their class rank and their state standardized test scores. This would help increase diversity. The plan would open the schools to a larger swath of students who may not have had the benefit of attending outstanding public or private elementary and junior high schools.<\/p>\n

I disagree with those voicing their disapproval. It is past time to correct a blatant injustice in the process of who attends the elite public schools. As I experienced firsthand, the opportunity changes lives.<\/p>\n

GREGORY JARRIN, WINSLOW, ARIZ.<\/p>\n

The writer is a surgeon.<\/em><\/p>\n

To the Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Re \u201cPlan to Diversify Elite High Schools Draws the Ire of Asian Groups<\/a>\u201d (news article, June 6):<\/p>\n

Richard Carranza, the schools chancellor, says, \u201cI just don\u2019t buy into the narrative that any one ethnic group owns admission to these schools.\u201d Asians don\u2019t \u201cown\u201d their admissions, nor do they claim to. No, Asian students achieve all those admissions with hard work and dedicated preparation for the test.<\/p>\n

Some may not like the outcome of the test, but it is fair and it is objective. Other selection measures bring in subjectivity and personal bias to muddy the waters. The fact that there are some black and Latinos who score high and attend those schools shows that it can be done.<\/p>\n

By the way, once admitted, students find a competitive atmosphere that will not suit every student. Getting in is just the beginning.<\/p>\n

IVY HAMLIN, REGO PARK, QUEENS<\/p>\n

The writer is the parent of students who attended specialized high schools.<\/em><\/p>\n

More letters here: www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/06\/opinion\/specialized-high-schools-new-york.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion-letters&action=click&contentCollection=letters&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront<\/a><\/p>\n

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Decades Ago, New York Dug a Moat Around Its Specialized Schools<\/span><\/h1>\n
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In New York\u2019s ragged history of race, class, privilege and equity, the city\u2019s specialized high schools have long been proxies. For some, they are the ideal of meritocratic opportunity, incubators of working-class genius and talent; others see their admissions policies as the picture of \u201cmonumental injustice<\/a>,\u201d as Mayor Bill de Blasio described them this month in Chalkbeat.<\/p>\n

Now, in a system where the overwhelming majority of students have no access to advanced science or math classes<\/a>, no matter how capable they are, the mayor and the new schools chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, are campaigning to change the admission process at the specialized schools, the most famous and prestigious in the city.<\/p>\n

A single competitive test on one day decides admission. Black and Latino students, who make up about two-thirds of the public school population, are only 15 percent of those offered seats at the eight specialized schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Those admission policies, affecting just about 2 percent of the city\u2019s students, are nevertheless charged with high-voltage symbolism. Some version of a test had been used for much of the 20th century, but in May 1971, the state legislature made it law.\u00a0 www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/08\/nyregion\/about-shsat-specialized-high-schools-test.html<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Seven Deadly Sins in Education:\u00a0Greed<\/h1>\n