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Amanda Freeman and Lisa Dodson Discuss New Book on Low-Wage Women at Hunter’s Roosevelt House
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Amanda Freeman and Lisa Dodson Discuss New Book on Low-Wage Women at Hunter’s Roosevelt House

On Thursday, the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College invited sociologists Amanda Freeman and Lisa Dodson to discuss their book, “Getting Me Cheap: How Low-Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty,” as part of the institute’s commemoration of Women’s History Month. The conversation, held virtually over Zoom, […]

White Supremacy Isn’t New, It Just Moved Online, Panelists Say
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White Supremacy Isn’t New, It Just Moved Online, Panelists Say

Academics discuss how social media amplifies and threatens democracy.

Governor Andrew Cuomo gave opening remarks at the 2020 Jack Newfield Lecture.
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Governor Cuomo Joins Journalists to Honor One of Their Own

In a world where journalism is under attack, the Roosevelt House honors one of New York’s most prolific journalists.

Author Makes the Case for Finding Hope in FDR Politician
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Author Makes the Case for Finding Hope in FDR Politician

Hunter College’s Roosevelt House welcomed author John Nichols to discuss the legacy of FDR’s progressive right-hand man, Henry A. Wallace.

Barney Frank with Students
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The first publicly gay congressman chats with students

Barney Frank visited Roosevelt House to discuss the future of equality and weighs in on how much has Congress — and the country — has changed since he came out in 1987.