Worker’s Becoming More Willing to Strike
www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/business/economy/workers-strike-economy.html
Tag: social class
My Favorite Episodes of the “Hidden Brain”
One of my favorite podcasts is the “Hidden Brain” (it’s also a show heard on National Public Radio). It’s not only extremely well-produced but it’s a good example of how social science can shed light on important issues. As a public sociologist I respect host Shankar Vedantam‘s effort to bring social science to a wider […]
How “Setting Bail” Undermines the U.S. Justice System
Check out this segment of a TED Radio Hour episode documenting how profoundly unjust the system of setting bail is. A great example of an “inconvenient fact” that our criminal justice system is fundamentally unfair – particularly when it comes to how it deals with people charged with a crime but who cannot post bail. […]