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Smart Profs, Teabagger Administrators -- UC Berkeley Proposes Shutting Invaluable Water Library

Patrick McCully | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green


Patrick McCully

This is intellectual vandalism in keeping with the know-nothing, no-tax tendencies of the teabagging conservatives, but surely not of UC Berkeley administrators.

Ralph Anspach: Economist Spent Decades Fighting Monopoly Game's Corporate Owner

Wall Street Journal | MARY PILON | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home


Ralph Anspach, an 83-year-old economics professor, spent decades locked in a real-life battle with Monopoly and its corporate owners. The campaign den...

An Open Letter to Mark Lilla: Yes, We Should Take the Right Seriously

Leonard Zeskind | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


Leonard Zeskind

Palin's anti-elite style embodied a particular form of nationalism that abjured both elites and the "undeserving" poor. It is precisely this nationalism that animates Tea Partiers today.

America's Greenest Colleges: Did Your School Make the Grade?

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

While the good folks at U.S. News and World Report ascribe certain measurements of prestige to their college rankings, we rated schools based on what matters most to us.

Protesters Want UC Berkeley Law Professor Fired

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


BERKELEY, Calif. — Anti-war activists protested Monday at the University of California, Berkeley to call for the firing of a law professor who c...

Obama's Call for Cooperation with Islam Begins to Elicit Responses

Annelle Sheline | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


Annelle Sheline

I asked what had prevented moderate Muslim leaders from concerted efforts to make themselves heard in order to prevent extremists from dictating global perceptions of Islam.

Hats off to a Bright Green Future

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green


Cameron Sinclair

Roland Saekow, a recent UC Berkeley graduate, helped to pass the Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) legislation on campus, which generates $200,000 annually for green projects at Berkeley.

What Kind Of Hammer Is Twitter?

The Huffington Post | Russell Bishop | Posted 06.27.2009 | Living


In the ongoing debate about social networking tools, sites such as Facebook and Twitter are coming under increasing scrutiny for the potential of harm...

Global China Connection: From Columbia to Stanford and McGill

Jim Luce | Posted 05.21.2009 | World


Jim Luce

Hundreds of Chinese studies majors at top universities in North America have recently formed a network dedicated to forging new economic, cultural, and political links between East and West.

No Recovery in Sight -- Unless We Pass Health Reform

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


Linda Bergthold

A new study came out today that claims that half a million people in California have lost their health insurance coverage during the recession.

UC Berkeley To Put Lectures On YouTube

AFP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


A California university renowned for US history changing free speech and anti-war movements is embracing the Internet revolution by putting free video...