Re: NACLA and Colombia

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Hoover:
>Fact of matter is that most US college students are *never* exposed
>to material beyond mildly critical.  Part of reason is that purge
>- through denial of tenure - in mid-to-late 70s diminished influence
>of instructors trained in activism of mid-60s to early 70s.  Large
>numbers of activists entered various liberal arts, humanities, &
>social sciences only to find adversity when these disciplines
>experienced funding problems.  Both adjunctism & increased classloads
>short circuit anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-elitist pedagogy.  And
>as higher ed has incresingly responded to "needs" of capital, labor,
>women & minority studies programs have been deemphasized or eliminated
>for want of funding.
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Yes, excellent points all. It is a reminder of how important it is to have
Michael here. I am aware that I have a love-hate relationship with the
intelligentsia and with folks like Michael, it helps to keep me honest.
Keep up the great work.

Louis Proyect
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