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The NACUBO Defense
Portland State University has declared retrenchment, placing faculty positions across multiple departments at risk of elimination.
Apr 10
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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The Watched Classroom
Surveillance Capitalism and the Neoliberal University
Apr 10
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Ramin Farahmandpur
Unmasking a Political Distraction
A 19-year-old man walked into a Montavilla 7-Eleven on a Sunday night, placed a toy gun on his hip, and told the clerk, “I am Immigration and Customs.
Apr 9
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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Between Blinking Aisles
Rozie Ramati and the Imperial Anesthetic
Apr 8
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Ramin Farahmandpur
The Deficit Behind the Deficit
A faculty member's account of what PSU's Board of Trustees needs to know before implementation proceeds
Apr 6
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Ramin Farahmandpur
Before the Provisional Plan
A Comment on PIVOT, Article 22, and the Limits of Shared Governance
Apr 6
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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The Architects Of Austerity
On April 3, 2026, Portland State University’s Board of Trustees convened to hear testimony on PIVOT, the administration’s plan to eliminate 71 academic…
Apr 4
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Ramin Farahmandpur
The Stone Age Doctrine
Imperial war and the crisis of accumulation by dispossession
Apr 2
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Ramin Farahmandpur
Selling Survival Back to the Survivors
At 2 minutes and 33 seconds, “Fabulous” is shorter than most therapy co-pays take to process.
Apr 2
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Ramin Farahmandpur
March 2026
When Administrators Forget They Are Also Faculty
A faculty conduct code makes a demand that is easy to overlook: it applies to administrators as well.
Mar 30
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Ramin Farahmandpur
We Have Been Here Before
On the morning of March 16, 1968, United States Army soldiers entered the South Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai and killed between 347 and 504 unarmed…
Mar 30
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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Embassies and Empires
Empires do not announce their intentions on embassy walls.
Mar 29
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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