UMass Symposium: America’s Fascist Threat And How To Fight It
The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at UMass will hold a Symposium on March 31…
democracy
Camus And The Town Council
As the Amherst Town Council prepares to go on a public “retreat” to look at…
Hanneke Continues To Seek Limits On Public Discussion
Report On The Meeting Of The Governance, Organization, And Legislation Committee, March 15, 2023 This…
Hampshire College Offers Admission To All Students At New College Of Florida
Source: Hampshire College News Also in this issue: “Hostile Takeover”, The Tiny Florida University Targeted…
‘Hostile Takeover’: The Tiny Florida University Targeted By Ron DeSantis
Governor’s latest shot in his war on woke is the shock appointment of rightwing trustees to progressive New College
Letter: Council’s Pro-developer Majority Moves Government Toward Oligarchy
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 14, 2023. Moves…
Letter: Limiting Public Comment Will Not Make Town Council More Efficient Or Better
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Couoncil on March 6, 2023. I…
Letter: Amherst, Where Only The “H” Is Silent?
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 6, 2023. I…
Opinion: Hanneke’s Bid To Constrain Public Comment Is An Assault On Democracy
by Art and Maura Keene On Monday March 6, the Town Council will consider changes…
Opinion: Difficult Truths And Democracy In Amherst
by Andrea Battle and Jeff Gold The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire…
Opinion: Banning Ideas And Authors Is Not A ‘Culture War’ – It’s Fascism
The media’s framing of measures like Florida’s African American studies ban is a dangerous falsification of reality
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst. This Week – A Local News Roundup. Also PFAS and Climate Justice.
This feature offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers. If…