Ryan McCarty
University of Michigan Proposes a Harsh Policy Curtailing Freedom of Speech and Protest on Campus
A new policy proposal targeting activists, protestors, and union organizers is cause for concern, but might help groups engaged in a range of struggles find a common enemy.
Ryan McCarty
March 30, 2024University of Michigan Faculty Senate Approves Divestment Resolution
The University of Michigan Faculty Senate recently passed a measure calling for divestment from companies investing in Israel's attacks on Gaza. Will the university’s capitalist bosses change course and support democratic demands to stop funding genocide?
Ryan McCarty
February 4, 2024We Have to Take Back the Conversation about Palestine
Language and media framing is part of Israel's offensive against Palestine. It's essential to challenge dishonest rhetoric as part of the fight to Free Palestine.
Ryan McCarty
November 11, 2023The University of Michigan Exploits Graduate Workers, Refuses to Pay a Living Wage
Graduate student workers at the University of Michigan are fighting exploitation by university administrators, and trying to win a living wage.
Ryan McCarty
July 11, 2023Striking Workers at the University of Michigan Are Building Powerful Solidarity
University of Michigan graduate students have been on strike for one month. While these workers have faced harsh conditions, the broad connections and class-consciousness they are developing are worth celebrating.
Ryan McCarty
April 29, 2023University of Michigan Graduate Student Strike Continues in the Face of Increasing Retaliation
After losing a court injunction hearing, the University of Michigan administrators have given up any pretense of continuing negotiations with its own graduate student workers. Instead, the university has turned to attempts at intimidation to try to break the strike.
Ryan McCarty
April 24, 2023University of Michigan Graduate Students Strike for a Living Wage and a Broad Social Justice Agenda
The University of Michigan is once again threatening legal action in an attempt to end the strike, but graduate workers are standing strong and fighting for a contract that addresses the needs of the whole community.
Ryan McCarty
April 7, 2023