Issues for the week of December 2, 2021 - Public Seminar

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Curated Essays for the

Week of December 2

Previous Weeks

Letter from New York City

When Diane Arbus Came to Central Park

Vicky Oliver

MFA candidate, 2022, The New School
Omicron

To Fight Covid Variants, Let’s Rethink the Sherman Anti-Trust Act!

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

New York Times journalist, 1976–2021. Last beat: lead reporter on pandemic
Ahmaud Arbery

There’s a Black Man Running Down My Street

Mark Allan Williams
Black History

Who Should Tell Pauli Murray’s Story?

Benje Williams

Co-founder of Understory, Co-founder / former CEO of Amal Academy
Shopping for Democracy

How to Save Local Retail

Pat Garofalo

Author and director of state and local policy at the American Economic Liberties Project