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The Bus Hub
By Zenzile Greene Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting with Professor Kafui Attoh, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies here at the Murphy Institute, to discuss his original spoken word piece “The Bus Hub,” among several other spoken word pieces he created eight years ago. “The Bus Hub” is a brilliantly executed and thoughtfully…
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Worker Coops and Labor, Past and Future
By Liam K. Lynch In a city becoming increasingly unaffordable and out of touch with the needs of city workers, and an urban society based in consumption, hyper-gentrification, luxury, commercial and tourist real estate, the need for economic alternatives and an offensive strategy to combat unsustainable practices looms large. A study published earlier this year by the Center for Economic…
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THE GOOSEBUMPS ON RABBIT’S NECK IN CLEAR WRAP
By Linda Ashok We are done weighing- A kilo of pomegranate and guavas Potatoes discounted at INR 28 a kilo Sprigs of lotuses, 250 grams of masoor, chillies and that’s it. After my grandpa’s demise, my mother Was worried if fish will ever become a part of our meal again. His pension was the only…
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Murphy Alum Featured in Public Employee Press
This past summer, Tracye Hawthorne, graduate of Murphy’s Cornell/CUNY Labor Relations Certificate Program, was featured in DC37’s Public Employee Press. The article, entitled The Making of an Activist, describes Hawthorne’s journey to becoming shop steward at Clerical-Administrative Employees Local 1549. From the profile, by Gregory N. Heires: Arkansas – (a “right-to-work” for less state that prohibits…
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