NY Governor Drops Support for Dream Act in State Budget
In case you haven’t been following recent developments in New York, this past week Governor Andrew Cuomo decided to drop his support for the Dream Act, which until this point had looked to...
In case you haven’t been following recent developments in New York, this past week Governor Andrew Cuomo decided to drop his support for the Dream Act, which until this point had looked to...
news / political analysis / prison-industrial complex
by chriscrews · Published 01/31/2015 · Last modified 03/21/2015
This past Thursday (1/29) the New York Police Foundation held their annual ‘State of the NYPD’ breakfast event, in which NY Police Commissioner William Bratton gave his update on law enforcement issues across...
political analysis / race politics / right-wingers / social justice
by chriscrews · Published 12/31/2014 · Last modified 03/21/2015
Well, my latest post reflecting on the Sea of Blue pro-police rally here in Cleveland just got published on Public Seminar. Here is the opening paragraph. This past week hundreds of residents gathered...
civilization / economics / education / environmental politics / political analysis / race politics / teaching
by chriscrews · Published 12/27/2014 · Last modified 03/21/2015
Thanks to some debates that have been taking place in recent weeks, especially those focused on questions of climate change and social justice, it has become increasingly clear that we need to start...
economics / political analysis / prison-industrial complex / race politics / social justice
by chriscrews · Published 12/08/2014 · Last modified 03/21/2015
Friends, citizens, lend me your ears. An evil shrouds this great land called America. It lurks behind doors and walks freely in every street and town. It whispers from our textbooks and it...
Anthropocene / environmental politics / political analysis / political ecology / religion / science / theory
by chriscrews · Published 11/28/2014 · Last modified 03/21/2015
So I recently gave a presentation at the American Academy of Religion (AAR)’s annual conference in San Diego. This was the first time I have done a digital presentation, as I prefer the...
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