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How the Diversity Industry is Failing and What We Can Do to Fix It
In an era when companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars on diversity and inclusion programs, the proportion of African Americans in tech, media, and business leadership roles is stagnating. In her new book, Diversity, Inc. The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business, award-winning...
Puerto Rico: Freedom From Fantasy
What most Americans know about Puerto Rico is based on a colonial fantasy, says journalist and Columbia University professor, Ed Morales. This fantasy, and the reality it obscures, is the subject of his new book, Fantasy Island. In this episode, Laura interviews Morales and scholar/activist Rosa...
Naomi Klein on the Case for a Green New Deal
The climate crisis is accelerating faster than expected. This November, 11,000 scientists from 153 countries declared that “We’re reaching potentially irreversible climate tipping points—climate chain reactions that could cause significant disruptions to ecosystems, society, and economies...” In...
Newark: Fixing The People’s Water
The people of Newark, New Jersey—the majority of whom are black and brown—are grappling with a lead contamination crisis that has drawn comparisons with Flint, Michigan. There the state took control of the city’s water after municipal officials and a private management company failed to provide...
Represent NYC: Gun Reform with Senator Jackson
How many more families will be in our “thoughts and prayers” before gun regulations are set in place?
How Can Municipal Government Promote Economic Democracy?
New York, NY... Its a city with close to 100 billion dollar budget every year and one deputy mayor with some pretty creative plans for how to spend it. What can one city do? And what's it gonna take to create a non-racist democracy? J Phillip Thompson, NYC Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy...
Represent NYC: Housing and Rent Laws
Just one day short of the expiring rent regulation laws, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the “Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019.”
Represent NYC: Less Is More Bill & Parole Issues
Represent NYC guest-host, New York State Senator Brian A. Benjamin, is joined by Tara Cobbins, Cedric Fulton, and Tyler Nims to discuss parole issues and the Less Is More bill.
Represent NYC: Assemblymember O'Donnell Discusses Criminal Justice
Represent NYC, guest-host Assemblymember, Daniel J. O’Donnell, is joined by JoAnne Page, Anthonine Pierre, and Orleny Rojas, to discuss the criminal justice system.
This Week on MNN
This Week on MNN we continue our celebration of Women’s History Month