R.H. Lossin

R.H. Lossin writes about labor, libraries, technology, contemporary art, and American radicalism. Her work has appeared in the New Left Review, Salvage, Boston Review, Jacobin, Art Agenda, The Brooklyn Rail, and the New York Review. She holds a PhD in Communications from Columbia University and teaches at The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research.

EducationDecember 21, 2020

Why CUNY Faculty and Staff May Go on Strike

Breakneck speedups are forcing its workers to do more with less than ever before.

R.H. Lossin
ActivismJuly 28, 2020

Property May Not Be Theft, but It’s Not NOT Theft

As nationwide protests destroy buildings, monuments, and police stations, it’s time to get the facts straight.

R.H. Lossin
Media AnalysisJune 10, 2020

In Defense of Destroying Property

We cannot conflate the destruction of plateglass with the violence that is being protested.

R.H. Lossin
Higher EducationMay 12, 2020

Columbia Has the Chance to Expose the Lie of Austerity

The seventh-largest property owner in NYC needs to use its wealth to protect its vulnerable workers, not punish them.

R.H. Lossin and Lexie Cook
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HistoryApril 10, 2008

Iraq’s Ruined Library Soldiers On

Five years ago this week, US troops stood by as mobs sacked Iraq's revered National Library and Archives. Despite little outside help, a cultural treasure soldiers on.

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R.H. Lossin

EducationDecember 21, 2020

Breakneck speedups are forcing its workers to do more with less than ever before.

ActivismJuly 28, 2020

As nationwide protests destroy buildings, monuments, and police stations, it’s time to get the facts straight.

Media AnalysisJune 10, 2020

We cannot conflate the destruction of plateglass with the violence that is being protested.

Higher EducationMay 12, 2020

The seventh-largest property owner in NYC needs to use its wealth to protect its vulnerable workers, not punish them.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

HistoryApril 10, 2008

Five years ago this week, US troops stood by as mobs sacked Iraq's revered National Library and Archives. Despite little outside help, a cultural treasure soldiers on.