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Posts Tagged 'Inequality'

Does the American Rescue Plan do enough for Americans?

Posted on March 18th, 2021 · Posted in Student COVID-19 Writing, Student Forum

Government assistance is a heavily debated topic. Should the government bailout individuals or companies? How far is far enough? We need to discuss questions like this when we look at…  

Confronting COVID-19, State Violence and Anti-Blackness: The Endemic Virus of Structural Racism

Posted on July 20th, 2020 · Posted in The Discriminatory Impact of COVID-19

The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on African Americans cannot be understood without comprehending how anti-Blackness continues to shape the contours of their life chances. The legacy of connecting…  

Essential Work, Disposable Lives: Latino Invisibility, Black Lives, and Coalition Politics in the Age of Covid-19

Posted on July 19th, 2020 · Posted in The Discriminatory Impact of COVID-19

Introduction In early April 2020, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported that Latinos—people of Latin American ancestry living in the United States—were the hardest hit…  

A Sacrosanct Institution: American Homeownership and Inequality

Posted on February 24th, 2020 · Posted in Student Forum

There are few things more American than the prototypical American home—apple pie aside—and there are few things of more value to Americans than owning this home. In politics, presidents and…  

Reforming the Cash Bail System

Posted on December 11th, 2019 · Posted in Student Forum

In San Francisco, 64-year-old Kenneth Humphrey spent a year in jail, held on a $350,000 bond he could not pay, after being accused of entering a man’s home and stealing…  

Making CUNY Free Again

Posted on December 9th, 2019 · Posted in Student Forum

The City University of New York (CUNY) is at the cultural and intellectual center of working class life in New York City; a common resource taken for granted, but severely…  

Researching Asian Poverty in New York

Posted on December 9th, 2019 · Posted in Student Forum

There is a lack of disaggregated data on Asian poverty in New York City. Asians in poverty are hidden behind the veil of the “model minority” stereotype, which masks the…  

Voting Laws and Disenfranchisement

Posted on December 4th, 2019 · Posted in Student Forum

Voting rights in the United States have always been a problem since the nation’s founding in 18th century. Over the last 200 years, countless people have fought for their right…  

Policing the New York City Subway

Posted on December 2nd, 2019 · Posted in Student Forum

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo believes one of the pivotal social problems beseeching New York City is public transit fare evasion. With Mayor Bill de Blasio’s support, the city employed…  

Privatizing Public Housing

Posted on October 28th, 2019 · Posted in Student Forum

Government disinvestment in public housing has catalyzed its downfall across America. Without proper funding or adequate oversight, public housing facilities – some built as far back as eight decades ago…