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Monetizing Misery: How Capitalism Impacts Mass Incarcertion
Host Khalil Cumberbatch interviews Lauren-Brooke Eisen, Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law.
They talk about how financial incentives drive many of the policies that perpetuate mass incarceration. How is the privatization of our criminal justice system impacting...
Imagining 1968 at Columbia University | A Time to Stir and Organize, Organize, Organize!!!
Host Jim Vrettos interviews Mark Rudd, Chairman of the Columbia chapter of Students for a Democratic Society in the spring of 1968 | Life-long peace and social justice organizer and student of organizing
Imagining 1968 - Music in the Cafes At Night - Revolution in the Air
Host Jim Vrettos interviews Mitch Abidor, Translator and Historian | Author of "May Made Me: An Oral History of the 1968 Uprising in France"
Wonder Women: The Impact of Women on the Social Justice Movement
In this episode, Both Sides of the Bars welcomes Carmen Perez, the Executive Director of The Gathering for Justice, a non-profit founded by legendary artist and activist Harry Belafonte. Carmen has crossed the globe promoting peace through civil and human rights, building alternatives to...
Imagining the 10 Commandments as a Religious Counterculture for Social Justice
Host Jim Vrettos interviews Rev. Ann Levy-Lyons, Senior Minister of First Unitarian Congregational Society | Author of "No Other Gods: The Politics of the Ten Commandments"
How New York City Is Preparing Its Workforce For The Changing Economy
Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced a $155 million investment into small businesses, and $5.5million in workforce development programming to ensure workers are prepared for the changing economy.
Decision NYC: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Discusses His Bid for Reelection
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams joined Gotham Gazette executive editor Ben Max on the television program #DecisionNYC. Decision NYC airs Sundays at 9pm and Fridays at 6pm on MNN1 (Spectrum 34 & 1995, RCN 82, FiOS 33) and MNNHD (Spectrum 1993).
Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces $98.6 Billion 'Recovery Budget'
Relying on federal funding, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on April 26th that there will be a proposed $98.6 billion executive budget focused on the recovery of NYC during the COVID-19 pandemic.