Dennis Hogan: Why are universities a good target? In part because people are alienated from them, right? They feel that they are bastions of elitism. But I think there's also a reality that as we have continually cordoned off the benefits of higher education for more and more people,. That allows higher education to become a political target for Republicans.
Featuring Dennis Hogan on the crisis in higher education. The first in a two-part series. Next up: Donna Murch and Todd Wolfson on how university workers can fight back through industrial unionism.
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