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Is Trump Building a White Ethnostate?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 9, 2019 Author and University of Michigan professor Alexandra Minna Stern traces the origins of America's burgeoning white nationalist movement. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

The West Has Islam Dangerously Wrong

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 18, 2019 University of Michigan professor and author Juan Cole explores our biggest misconceptions about the world's second-largest religion. (Pictured: author Sam Harris.) Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

DOJ Backs Claim of Free-Speech Violations at University of Michigan

Ilana Novick Jun 12, 2018 Conservative students say they’re discriminated against for voicing their opinions. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Highest-Paid University Presidents Benefit From Soaring Student Debt and Low-Wage Adjuncts

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 20, 2014 It seems there's no coincidence that the university administrators with the fattest paychecks head schools in which students and adjuncts have the most to lose. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Dangers of ‘Football Brain’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 4, 2012 More than 3,000 former players and their families have filed a class-action lawsuit against the National Football League, alleging that the organization downplayed the risks associated with head injuries and “fostered a culture of violent play.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Right-Wing Ivy Leaguers Try to Derail Juan Cole Appointment

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 The liberal U. of Michigan historian and outspoken Bush administration critic is reportedly close to receiving a tenured teaching position at Yale University. But a group of conservatives, led by a Yale and a Harvard student, are trying to queer the deal by painting Cole as anti-Semitic. Glenn Greenwald has the goods; Jane Hamsher has more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )