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Prof. Joshua Freeman on WNYC’s United States of Anxiety
In the lead up to the election, WNYC and the Nation are producing The United States of Anxiety, a series aimed at exploring the lives and stories of “people trying to hold on to their piece of the American Dream and others who are looking to build one.” The latest episode, “White Like Me,” dives into experiences of
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Is this the Bad Kind of Unionism?
This article was originally featured in Jacobin and represents one of many perspectives on the question of police and unions. On Friday, October 21st, 2016, the Murphy Institute hosted Black, Brown and Blue, a conversation bringing together academics, activists, students, and practitioners to pose crucial questions concerning the criminal justice system and the labor movements’ place and
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Police Organization Chief Apologizes for Mistreatment of Minorities
On Friday, October 21st, 2016, the Murphy Institute hosted Black, Brown and Blue, a conversation bringing together academics, activists, students, and practitioners to pose crucial questions concerning the criminal justice system and the labor movements’ place and responsibility within it. This week, an important — if controversial — announcement came from an unlikely place. Terrence Cunningham, president
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New Labor Forum Highlights: Oct. 17th, 2016
NLF Editorial Board Member Adolph Reed starts this issue of Highlights with a pushback. While the increased attention to police brutality and the injustice of our criminal justice system is essential, Reed argues that the one-dimensional focus on race obscures an understanding of the “ immensely fortified and self-reproducing institutional and industrial structure” of the carceral
