School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on Censorship A school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women

This is utterly jaw-dropping.

A school that bans Atwood, Zadie Smith, Terry effing Pratchett and *literal George Orwell* is actively harming its pupils.

www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho...

A man on a white lab coat walks away from the camera, surrounded by rubble. Two Israeli tanks look ahead.

This is the lash photograph of Dr Hussam Abu Safiyeh, taken as he walks, unflinching, towards the Israeli tanks. An absolutely harrowing image.

Happy birthday Moira!

a man in a star trek uniform is clapping his hands in front of a starry sky ALT: a man in a star trek uniform is clapping his hands in front of a starry sky

USC SOCI 499, Sociology of Housing USC SOCI 499, Sociology of Housing. Professor Ann Owens. Spring 2024. Week Topics Content 1 1/9 Course Plan Overview: Housing in the United States Pattillo, Mary. 2013. “Housing: Commodity versus Righ...

I had a blast teaching #Sociology of #Housing last spring. Here's my syllabus and podcast playlist:

tinyurl.com/socofhousing

Podcast playlist: tinyurl.com/housingpod
(I've added a few things to it that came out after the semester)

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