James Cersonsky is a Philadelphia-based writer and organizer. His writing has appeared at The Nation, Dissent, Alternet, and elsewhere. Email him at jcersonsky [at] gmail [dot] com or follow him on Twitter @cersonsky.
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Are Young Workers the Future of Labor?
James Cersonsky
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Could New York Be the Next Chicago?
James Cersonsky
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The Neoliberal Plan for Higher Education
Backed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the SUNY20/20 Act sounds the death knell of universal, affordable education.
James Cersonsky
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BAMN Pushes Teachers Unions Toward Radicalism
James Cersonsky
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Philadelphia Charter School Teachers—And Their Union—Stand Up to Management
James Cersonsky
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The Shared Services Disaster
James Cersonsky
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Dissident Caucus Aims to Give NYC Teachers Union M.O.R.E.
James Cersonsky
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Save Our Schools
Student organizers with Save Our SUNY are fighting austerities—new and old—in New York state’s higher ed system.
James Cersonsky