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What Are White Workers Thinking? An Interview with Timothy Lombardo
Timothy Lombardo is a native of Northeast Philadelphia and the author of Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo’s Philadelphia and Populist Politics. We caught up with him to discuss the post-war dynamics that gave rise to blue-collar conservatism, ...
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“Schools Are an Extension of Police:” Reflections from an Arizona teacher
This August a former student of mine will go on trial for capital murder in Texas. I have no reason to suspect anything other than that he will receive the maximum sentence in the end, which ...
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: On The Demolition of the Symbols
When we see something that we are used to seeing being taken away or changed, we tend to pay special attention. In this recent upsurge against police violence, the protestors have been advocating for the removal ...
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Police Rebellion, Then and Now
Jarrod: A recent New York Times headline sums it up well: “Facing Protests Over Use of Force, Police Respond With More Force.” Even as America’s cult of cop worship implodes before our eyes, it is clear ...
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Fireworks
As the murder of George Floyd set the streets alight, revelers in New York City lit up the night skies with volleys of fireworks smuggled in from out of state. The celebration seemed fitting — the ...
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When the PBA Defends Bad Cops
I wrote the following letter to the editor of The Irish Echo in 2000. Patrick Lynch, the current President of the NYC Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (PBA), had just been elected to his first term. Suffice it ...
Cats, Rats and Bats: Dick Whittington’s Cat, Rat Infestations and the Trump Quackery
At the foot of Highgate Hill in North London is a statue of Dick Whittington’s cat. The Dick Whittington story is a part of English folklore. It has been embellished over the centuries, and re-enacted through ...
“Enough is Enough!” A Letter from Ramsey Orta
“These DOCCS employees working under the color of law with a badge of authority from the State of New York, knowingly and maliciously engage in criminal activity with state sanctioned impunity from acting Commissioner of DOCCS, ...
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Losing Kathy: Slow Violence and Social Service Work in New York City
One of my last conversations at Ladders Services was with the Medical Examiner’s office after I heard Kathy had died.* My cubicle was in a cellar with an open floor plan, shared with other cubicles, and ...
In Plain Sight (if we looked)
For the past couple of months, we’ve been seeing news reports and ads that tell us: “We’re all in this together” and “We’re strong” and “We’ll never forget our heroes”. Most of the reports and ads ...
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