Kevin Young

Kevin Young is an associate professor of history at the University of Massachusetts—Amherst.

Students holding Palestinian flags and signs walk out of the UMass Amherst commencement ceremony in protest on May 18, 2024, as Chancellor Javier Reyes takes the stage to speak.

The Threat of Democracy on Campus at UMass The Threat of Democracy on Campus at UMass

The real danger posed by the Gaza solidarity encampments is their attack on unfettered autocratic governance by university administrations and wealthy benefactors.

May 21, 2024 / Kevin Young

How to Defeat the Fossil Fuel Industry

How to Defeat the Fossil Fuel Industry How to Defeat the Fossil Fuel Industry

Making it harder to build more pipelines and gas-powered plants will help make the Green New Deal and a livable planet so much more possible.

Dec 16, 2020 / Richard Lachmann, Michael Schwartz, and Kevin Young

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