The article reflects on the juxtaposition of mundane freelance work against the backdrop of significant threats to democracy and education. Tressie McMillan Cottom highlights the dissonance felt by educators as they navigate a landscape where the stability of higher education is questioned. Acceptance of long-term speaking engagements raises doubts about the continuity of these institutions and whether basic freedoms will endure. This unsettling reality reveals a broader strategy aimed at destabilizing trust in democratic frameworks, particularly affecting those within academic circles.
It's so weird that we're all working like this is just a normal country.
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