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Event: A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History (3/7)
Wednesday, March 7th , 2018 12 pm-1pm The Murphy Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., New York, NY Room 18A The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the…
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Event: The City is The Factory: Discussion and Book Party (11/3)
Murphy Institute 25 W. 43rd St., 18th Floor, New York, NY Program at 6pm, reception to follow Join us to discuss and celebrate the publication of The City Is the Factory: New Solidarities and Spatial Strategies in an Urban Age, co-edited by Miriam Greenberg, University of Santa Cruz and Penny Lewis, Murphy Institute, CUNY. Contributors…
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Video: Getting Back on Track: The New York Transit Crisis – Part 1
This morning, the Murphy Institute hosted a forum exploring the nature and causes of the current mass transit crisis, and focusing on solutions that could enable New York to sustain itself as a world-class city. Panel 1: Kafui Attoh, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies, Murphy Institute Robert Paaswell, Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, City College of…
