"At the protest, I met Tulsi Patel, a postdoc at Columbia. Patel tells me about a new bullying policy at Columbia, which she helped to write, to deal with “power-based harassment” that doesn’t fall into the already illegal categories like sex and race-based harassment. “We recommended calling it the Office of Conflict Resolution, just to … Continue reading Woke or Witch-Hunt?
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Too Far Left, or What Does It Mean to Be “Radical”
"On Tuesday, a Florida judge sentenced Daniel Baker, an anti-fascist activist, to 44 months in federal prison for social media posts that called for armed defense against possible far-right attacks on the state’s Capitol in the wake of the January 6 riots. Baker, a 34-year-old yoga teacher and emergency medical technician trainee, had no previous … Continue reading Too Far Left, or What Does It Mean to Be “Radical”
Science is The Foundation of The Walls We Build
"Science, at its best, also espouses such cosmopolitan ideals. That data is neutral, and science is apolitical, makes for an alluring narrative. By clinging to it, the scientist appears assured, almost noble, rising above the messy and the mundane by sheer force of intellect.But reality does not conform to such convenient self-delusion. Pretending to be … Continue reading Science is The Foundation of The Walls We Build
District Attorney Krasner Statement on Trump Administration Actions Targeting Cities
"Anyone, including federal law enforcement, who unlawfully assaults and kidnaps people will face criminal charges from my office. At trial, they will face a Philadelphia jury."—Larry Krasner, Philadelphia District Attorney, "District Attorney Krasner Statement on Trump Administration Actions Targeting Cities." Justice Wire. July 20, 2020. The obvious solution to federal law enforcement operating locally without … Continue reading District Attorney Krasner Statement on Trump Administration Actions Targeting Cities
Cory Booker’s Senate Speech from June 2, 2020
https://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?c4879167/user-clip-senator-booker-06-02-2020 Starts around the 30 second mark.
Same Lake, Unequal Rates
"Lake Michigan water rates have been surging throughout the Chicago region in recent years, squeezing low-income residents and leaving them with little, if any, recourse, a Tribune analysis shows... ...And the financial pain falls disproportionately on majority-African-American communities, where residents’ median water bill is 20 percent higher for the same amount of water than residents … Continue reading Same Lake, Unequal Rates
American Prison Writing Archive
The American Prison Writing Archive is "the largest collection to date of non-fiction writing by currently incarcerated Americans writing about their experience inside... ...[The] goal [of the archive] is to replace speculation on and misrepresentation of prisons and imprisoned people with first-person witness by those on the receiving end of American criminal justice. No single essay can … Continue reading American Prison Writing Archive
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