Murphy News
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Profs. Steve Brier and Michael Fabricant Talk Austerity Blues on WNYC
If you missed our forum last Friday on the history and impact of austerity and neoliberal policies on public higher education, you can still listen to an interview on WNYC with two of our panelists: Murphy Institute consortial faculty member Prof. Steve Brier and co-author Prof. Michael Fabricant of the CUNY Graduate Center and Vice President…
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Video: Confronting the Tragedy
On Friday, October 21st, the Murphy Institute convened academics, activists, students, and practitioners to pose crucial questions concerning the criminal justice system and the labor movement’s place and responsibility within it. We heard from Carmen Berkeley, Joo-Hyun Kang, Eugene O’Donnell and Ed Ott about how they see our communities confronting the complex and interlocking dynamics of…
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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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Announcing: the Murphy Institute Community and Worker Ownership Project
The Murphy Institute has a strong history of helping students and workers understand how to improve their lives at work and in their communities. To that end, we are pleased to announce the launch of a new project at CUNY at the Murphy Institute, Community and Worker Ownership Project (CWOP). In this age of burgeoning inequality and pervasive…
