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Wed 8.06.08| Mean Streets

Are city governments truly committed to providing housing and jobs to low- and no-income residents? In his book City of Disorder, Alex Vitale points out that New York City administrations have...

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Tues 1.20.09| Punishing Age

Death penalty abolitionists have made tangible progress. The wrongful conviction of innocent people has spurred reform. And yet, contends Douglas Berman, a huge problem goes largely unnoticed and...

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Mon 8.10.09| The Ugly Laws

The so-called ugly laws banned people considered unsightly and disgusting from exposing themselves to public view. According to Susan Schweik, these city ordinances are loaded with significance, for...

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Tues 9.04.12 | Criminalizing the Homeless, Criminalizing the Rest of Us

Homelessness may seem a fact of life in a highly unequal society. But there's much more to it than that. Radical scholars Christina Heatherton and Jordan T. Camp argue that homelessness is...

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Mon 4.01.13 | Violence and the Prison Nation

If the problem is violence against women, is the solution the criminal justice system? Many anti-violence activists look to the police, prisons, and stepped-up criminalization for help and protection,...

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