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From the Arts Complex to the Academic-Industrial Complex
Why PSU’s theater project and academic retrenchment are not competing stories
Jul 8
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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The Map and the Math
The public polls call Oregon’s governor’s race a toss-up.
Jul 6
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Ramin Farahmandpur
The Ghost at the Birthday Party
Beneath the granite faces of four presidents, Donald Trump celebrated the 250th anniversary of American independence with an attack on “communism”.
Jul 4
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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June 2026
Prosperity by Subtraction
Austerity, the human-capital trap, and the blueprint to dismantle the university as a public good
Jun 29
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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The Platform and the Photograph
A glimpse into a personal tragedy sometimes gives us a picture of terrible human possibility writ large.
Jun 29
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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From Kitzhaber to Kotek: The Managed Demise of Oregon Public Higher Education
How Oregon’s university crisis was planned long before it was declared
Jun 11
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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The Captive-Audience Meeting
From Pinkertons to PowerPoints in the war on unions.
Jun 7
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Ramin Farahmandpur
May 2026
What the Union Local Teaches
Hands-on Civics for the Working Classes
May 31
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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Institutional Racism in the Age of Anti-DEI
Why Oregon’s public universities can’t hide behind DEI anymore
May 28
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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The Contract
The Contract
May 27
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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Before the Keller Goes Dark
The labor case for the Portland State Performing Arts and Culture Center
May 23
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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Two Small Marks
A colleague sends me an email and CCs senior administrators.
May 23
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Ramin Farahmandpur
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