What has happened in Minnesota over the last several months underscores the institutional groundwork that must be laid to catalyze “people power” in the face of authoritarian oppression. State preemption is an important part of that groundwork. Read more in my piece w/ @thelssc.bsky.social 👇🏾
I am excited to be in conversation with the indefatigable John Washington about my book, Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power. If you are in Buffalo this Friday, join us at Burning Books at 7pm. We'll be talking power, organizing, and legal justice.
“How we do the work is crucial. This may require us to slow down, to provide meaningful thought to each analytical question, to consider all potential impacts, and to move at the speed of trust with our partners and community. But there is so much power in that intentionality.”
Check out the latest from Futures Forum! @carolynfan.bsky.social puts her art (linocut) into conversation w/ the words of racial justice luminaries & incorporates personal reflections from our team at the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures.
equitablefutures.cornell.edu/our-guiding-...
Love this and will certainly return the favor before too long! I hope the class discussions went well.
Check out this great write up on #UncivilDemocracy from @cape-team.bsky.social. It concisely but aptly captures core takeaways from the book 🎯
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Our first post (today!) is from me & @neillewisjr.bsky.social ! equitablefutures.cornell.edu/introducing-...
This is part of our work at the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures. Every other Wednesday, we will publish writing, art, podcasts, & videos from our community of faculty, students, post-docs & collaborators.
The dystopian realities of the moment make it hard to see a path towards a better future. But we must insist on imagining & illuminating that path. The Futures Forum is a new space to dream, reflect, & envision better futures. Check it out👇🏾
equitablefutures.cornell.edu/introducing-...
Ahhh! I love to see it in the hands of my favorite people. Thank you Miranda!
Just a reminder this is happening tomorrow! You still have time to register if you want to join in the conversation with @povertyscholar.bsky.social and I about #peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing
And I am nothing without a loving community of true friends like you, @annarhaskins.bsky.social !💛
Yes, it is most certainly who we are. But it isn’t who we have to be.
Tune in for our virtual book launch next week January 28th, 3:30pm ET!
Register 👉🏾 lnkd.in/gy9Xu_2m
It’s bizarro world, upside down and devoid of logic 🙃
Would love recs from you about great book stores in the city for talks like this!
Working on it!
@princetonupress.bsky.social
A book never feels real until you hold it in you hands. @profsorelle.bsky.social & I can now confirm that Uncivil Democracy is real! If you care about #peoplepower #housingjustice, #tenantorganizing & transforming our perverse political economy, this is a book for you.
Order here: bit.ly/3NLYCCw
Thanks so much for these kind words, Emily. I hope you are well (as can be).
Thanks Mallory! Those words mean a lot coming from the best collaborator, co-author, and thought partner I could ask for in this work 💯
My 15 year old just texted me this TikTok video and told me that “this is our geopolitical situation right now.” I both love that he’s politically astute and hate that this is the world he has to grow up in.
Thanks Michael—you have played such an important role along the way!
As of today, I am a FULL professor. I do not care much for occupational status markers. Still, it is not lost on me that only 2% of full professors are Black women. This goes beyond personal accomplishment. It is a responsibility to do as much as I can for others. That is exactly what I aim to do.
I wrote about Yglesias “defending liberalism” by joining a right wing moral panic over critical race theory. His vision of liberalism has room for bigots, but no room for scholars concerned about structural racism.
A must read from @neillewisjr.bsky.social, a scholar and friend I constantly learn from.
So many things happening, I nearly missed the @newrepublic.com piece I was quoted in last week. It raises the possibility of continued political threats to SNAP, underscoring a point I make often: the best way to politically protect the safety net is to build the power of those who rely on it.
" @povertyscholar.bsky.social said that losing food benefits is not only a crisis in itself, but it can lead to other crises...'Crises tend to cascade and compound...As this happens, people are less likely to vote.”
www.salon.com/2025/11/08/h...
