Turning a Blind Eye: Rwanda and Complacency in the Face of Repression
There is something ironic in the way that Rwanda, that small and mountainous country in the center of the African continent, is understood by those… The post Turning a Blind Eye: Rwanda and Complacency...
View ArticlePrinceton 275: First and Forgotten (Part One)
October 22, 1746: The first charter of Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey) was established. From that point on began a… The post Princeton 275: First and Forgotten (Part One)...
View ArticleIs ‘Fascism’ a Useful Term in Today’s Political Discourse?
The term “fascism” is often used in the modern age to describe various political phenomena, from the regime of Vladimir Putin and its irredentist claims… The post Is ‘Fascism’ a Useful Term in Today’s...
View ArticleChina From the Left
For the Left and many non-Western observers, it is often easy to dismiss American sources on China as American propaganda–and it often is, to a… The post China From the Left appeared first on The Prog.
View ArticleScooters and Bikes are Not the Problem: A Call for a Walkable Princeton
On March 10, 2023, The Daily Princetonian reported that several students had been fined for riding scooters on public sidewalks in downtown Princeton. These fines… The post Scooters and Bikes are Not...
View ArticleWhere Is Solar After the Inflation Reduction Act? Princeton’s Solar Farm...
As soon as Julie Bishop opens the gate of her red trailer, a herd of sheep bound out, eagerly inhaling a few blades of grass… The post Where Is Solar After the Inflation Reduction Act? Princeton’s...
View ArticleRegarding the Anonymous Submission on Xinjiang and its Minimization of...
On March 1st, 2021, an opinion piece was published anonymously in The Prog titled, “What’s Really Happening in Xinjiang”. The author of this article, in… The post Regarding the Anonymous Submission on...
View ArticleThe Invisible and Ignored Struggles of Princeton’s Service Workers
The following testimonial comes directly from a service worker at Princeton University, presenting an authentic sentiment of inadequate financial support and an uncaring institution: it… The post The...
View ArticleBy Restricting Strikes, Princeton Silences Workers’ Free Speech
Free speech is understood to be a central tenet of academic life at Princeton. Members of the University across the political spectrum have considered how… The post By Restricting Strikes, Princeton...
View ArticleWhat Went Wrong with the Sunrise Movement?
I was fourteen when I joined my first Sunrise Movement call: a crash course on the Green New Deal. After the COVID pandemic interrupted my… The post What Went Wrong with the Sunrise Movement? appeared...
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