October 9, 2014 marked the end of an era for Boston’s homeless, ill and marginalized residents when the sole bridge to Long Island was closed […]
Why Brain Science Won’t Cure Poverty
This article was first published by The Conversation. Recently I’ve seen news reports with headlines like this one: “Can Brain Science Help Lift People Out […]
Snapshots from Ferguson and Liberia: Something’s Happening HERE
The two images reprinted below have appeared widely in media outlets over the past weeks. Eerily similar? Both show armed police or soldiers carrying shields […]
Caste Away: Mass Incarceration and the Hardening of Economic Inequality
“Caste Away” originally appeared as part of the University of California Press’s blog series coinciding with this month’s American Sociological Association’s annual conference: “Hard Times: […]
What Pennsatucky’s Teeth Tell Us About Class in America
Author’s note: Friends and colleagues who know that I’ve spent most of the past decade working closely with criminalized women have asked me what I […]