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An interdisciplinary group of leading UC Santa Cruz scholars have released a new book called Precarity & Belonging that culminates more than five years of collaborative research and discussion around ...

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UC Santa Barbara has received a grant of $225,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch a Sawyer Seminar entitled “Race, Precarity, and Privilege: Migration in a Global Context.” Established ...

Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau was a warrior for justice. The 19-year-old, full of life, was fueled by the pursuit of a better world for all Black lives—across gender, sexuality, ethnicity and class. Salau ...

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The comrades rightly observe that we are witnessing a growth in the number of struggles in the ‘gig economy‘ and that, often, those struggles take place outside the traditional trade union framework ...

“The pandemic has only affected me economically,” Teresa’s voice reaches me over the phone, across an unsteady signal and marked by her unmistakable cheer. She and I have spoken many times over the ...

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The coronavirus pandemic has exposed all the existing frailties within our society, like a proverbial X-ray machine. This idea has practically become a cliché, and like many clichés, it is also true.