Author Archive: Justin Podur

This article was produced by Globetrotter. Justin Podur is a Toronto-based writer and a writing fellow at Globetrotter. You can find him on his website at podur.org and on Twitter @justinpodur. He teaches at York University in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change.
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The Police System That Terrorizes the Poor and Minorities Is Rooted in the Colonial Past

Released for Syndication: 10/20/2020

The Minneapolis City Council’s attempt to defund police may have fizzled out for the moment, but the problem of police violence across the United...

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Can We Address That British Eugenics Scandal?

Released for Syndication: 09/10/2020

The racist analogies have not held up for centuries, and yet they continue to crop up from unqualified and prominent figures today.

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Policing Is Irrelevant for Public Safety—Here Are Some Alternatives That Are Proven to Work

Released for Syndication: 06/17/2020

Society doesn’t need a large group with a license to kill.

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When Economists Try to Solve Health Crises, the Results Can Often Be Disastrous

Released for Syndication: 03/27/2020

Classical economics helped kill millions in the British Empire’s famines—following economic orthodoxy today could be just as deadly.

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The People of Colombia Are Cracking Up the Walls of War and Authoritarianism

Released for Syndication: 01/17/2020

The sustained protests are part of a larger trend against austerity and endless war.

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