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Legal scholars, students, & practitioners working to expose & transform law's role in the perpetuation of economic, racial, & gender inequality. & @LPEblog
Joined August 2019
A must-read post by @NoahZatz on how the conflation of anti-Zionism & antisemitism "relies on pervasive racist & anti-Muslim stereotypes of Palestinians as endemically hateful, violent, deceptive, and hostile to Jews" in violation of civil rights law .
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The LPE Project is teaming up with ACS to offer an online course to introduce students to the law & political economy framework! The first lecture in the series is with @akapczynski on October 8th at 5:30pm ET. Please spread the word!!. Details ๐๐.
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The LPE Project is delighted to announce that we are teaming up with @PeoplesParity to offer an open course/reading group (for EVERYONE not just law students/profs) on one of the most urgent political questions of our time: what to do about the courts.
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This Thursday from 12:30 - 1:30 PM ET, the Brooklyn LPE Collective & @HarvardLPE student group join forces!!. @nssylla will offer a new perspective on sovereign debt in the Global South. through an MMT lens!. In-person @ Harvard, but also on ZOOM!.
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.@FlyingWithSara: Iโm so happy I havenโt heard the term โmiddle class,โ since I set foot on campus. The term โworking classโ generates more solidarity. And one of our most important challenges is defining what โworkโ is and thus expanding โworking classโ solidarity.
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๐ข๐ข EVENT ALERT ๐ข๐ข.Mark your calendars for June 26th! Don't miss this important conversation with Prof. Ali Kadri and @maxajl on โThe Accumulation of Waste: A Political Economy of Genocide and Imperialism,โ moderated by @Helyeh_Doutaghi. Register now:
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๐จ RED ALERT! The videos from LPE Project & LPE@HLS spring conference, โLPE: Labor, Social Control, and Counterpower,โ are now available on our website!!! . You can watch all 13 sessions at your leisure! ๐งต
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It's a historic day!. Please welcome LPE @JindalLaw, the 1st LPE GROUP IN INDIA!! โ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ณ๐. "This chapter locates itself at the intersection of caste, class & gender & aspires to ameliorate the challenges faced by people disadvantaged by these institutions.".
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A little historical materialism with your โ๏ธ?. Join us Thursday 7am ET for "Renewal & Revival of Marxist Approaches" featuring the ๐คฏ line-up of @ntinatzouvala, @pashukanist, @tor_krever, @Mai_Taha_, & @n_hold !! . Details & Registration ๐
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๐บ๐ HERE WE GO! In ~4 weeks, from March 31 - April 2, the LPE Project & LPE@HLS will host a small conference, โLaw and Political Economy: Labor, Social Control, and Counterpower,โ at Harvard.
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Want to start next week off the right way?? #LPEConference has you covered!!. Monday: Racial Capitalism w/ @MehrsaBaradaran, @veenadubal, @ksuenamu, @droithmayr, Angela Harris, & Athena Mutua. Details/Registration ๐.
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A MUST READ by the LPE Projectโs own brilliant @ksabeelrahman on reclaiming a vision of administrative state capable of getting us to an equitable, inclusive, and sustainable economy in the wake of the Supreme Courtโs unprecedented power grab!
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We know you've been waiting! Today we begin our @LPEblog inflation series, "Price Stability Beyond the Fed"! Brief intro today, then we'll hear from @LevMenand @KPatricio_ @DarrickHamilton @akapczynski William Boyd @devikadutt @DavidpStein & @rohangrey!.
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It's that time of year again, the time where we add fantastic new LPE-related syllabi to our website!. Two new must-check-out additions: @yuvrajjoshi's Law & Inequality syllabus and @Luke_P_Norris's LPE Seminar.
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The LPE Project is delighted to cosponsor this conference on Neoliberalism and Capitalism. Abstracts due by Oct 24, you absolutely will not want to miss this one!! ๐๐๐๐.
Excited to share this CFP for a conference on Neoliberalism and Capitalism organized along with @troup_charlie and @samuelmoyn, with keynotes from @IsabellaMWeber and @DEHEdgerton . When: 23-25 February 2024.Where: New Haven.Deadline to apply: 24 October 2023
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โ MIC CHECK!๐๏ธ If you're a rising 2L or 3L in NYC, you can now apply for our 1st ever Summer Academy on Law, Organizing, & Power Building w/ @ActionLabNY & @nyulaw Initiative for Community Power. 8/16/ - 8/18 . Deadline: 6/28. #Housing #Decarceration.
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In just two days, we're hosting the #LPEConference plenary! Please scroll down for a taste of work by @DorothyERoberts @orangebegum Aziz Rana & @akapczynski. And register now!.
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Over the last few months, as part of the #LPEConference, we brought together a brilliant group of emerging scholars & established LPE scholars for a series of closed-door workshops. ๐๐ these urgent topics & the young scholars who are working on them!.
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.@TheJLPE is calling for submissions! JLPE publishes ~12,000 word *peer-reviewed* articles on a range of topics relevant to LPE. The Journal also publishes book reviews!. JLPE will accept submissions at any time!.
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Registration is open for "Heterodox Economics Meets LPE: Power for a Just Transition"--a conference at John Jay March 30th co-organized by @APPEALResearch, @johnjay_lpe, @JJayEcon, & New School's econ dept. A truly incredible line-up of speakers!!.
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Please join the NYU Law & Political Economy Association one week from today (Sept 29) for the first talk in their fantastic LPE 101 series "Intro to LPE: Economic Power, Equity, and the Law" with the LPE Project's own @ksabeelrahman !!
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Join us for a can't-miss lunch talk w/ @STOmarova of @CornellLaw on Nov 10 at 12:10 ET! Interested in public interest law but skipping banking & finance courses? Learn why understanding financial law is crucial for law students committed to social justice!
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๐จ๐จ Attn students & emerging scholars. John Jay's LPE student group & APPEAL are teaming up for a 1-day conference "Heterodox Economics Meets Law & Political Economy: Institutions & Power" with the incredible @kmunro_econ & JW Mason. Abstracts due Oct 2.
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Join us April 1 at 4pm for the next ๐งจsession of our LPE 101 Course (co-sponsored by @acslaw), "Law of the Platform Economy: Antitrust, Labor, & Contracts" with @sanjuktampaul . ๐ปโ๏ธโ๐. Details & registration ๐.
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WE COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED for Thursday's #LPEConference event, "Social Movements & the Relation to the Political!" ft. @ConnieRazza @bkettenring @zhionny74 Lucie White & @WForbath! . Moderation & live-tweeting by @CUNYLPE! Register now!. โ๏ธโ๐ฟโ๐พโ๐ฝโ๐ผโ๐ปโ๏ธ.
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๐ข Join us on July 23rd at 12:10 PM ET for an info session about the LPE Project with our very own @akapczynski and @corinneblalock! Open to law and grad students interested in LPE, we'll cover the movement, how to get involved, & more.
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We're excited to announce yet another fall event! On 10/28, 12:15 - 1:30 PM ET, @DrMamaEsq @nikhil_palsingh @dianareddy & Aziz Rana will situate the recent attacks on CRT within a broader strategy to privatize & control public education. Register ASAP!โ๏ธ๐ซ.
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๐จNew ๐ฅ LPE Resource Alert: We just posted a LPE of Money Reading Group Syllabus created by two YLS students @michaelsjoel & David Herman in our syllabus bank ๐จ. A great resource for both student groups and faculty interested in the LPE of ๐ต! .
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๐ข ๐ There's still time to register! Secure your spot for our Nov 29th, 4 PM ET Book Launch ๐ 'Your Money or Your Life: Debt Collection in American Medicine' with @LukeMessac, @lindseymuniak, & @gregggonsalves. Calling those committed to healthcare justice!.
๐ข๐Please Join us on Nov 29th, 4 PM ET for the Book Launch of 'Your Money or Your Life: Debt Collection in American Medicine' w/ @LukeMessac in conversation w/ @lindseymuniak & @gregggonsalves. A must-attend for anyone passionate about healthcare justice!
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John Oliver may be able to tell you why the Supreme Court is awful, but he's not gonna tell you what to do about it. But you're in luck because we're teaming up with @PeoplesParity & an incredible group of faculty to do exactly that!. Join us TOMORROW!!.
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Weโre thrilled to announce the incredible line-up of advocates & leaders for this event!! ๐๐. @DavidAKesslerMD, Chief Science Officer for White House Covid Response. @_HassanF, Health Justice Initiative. @jbkrell, Prep4All. @zainrizvi, Public Citizen.
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On 10/22, @akapczynski @nikobowie & @veenadubal will discuss the recent Cedar Point decision, which stands to dramatically expand constitutional private property rights at the expense of workers, civil rights, & the environment. Co-host: @APPEALResearch .
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HUGE thanks to @sandeepvaheesan and everyone who joined us in person and online for a fantastic talk on his forthcoming book, Democracy in Power, with @UChicagoPress! If you missed it, the recording will be up on our website soon. Stay tuned!
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THANKS SO MUCH to everyone who came out to the LPE Happy Hour last night, was so great to see so many incredible LPE scholars in one place!. #LSA2022
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๐บ๐ BIG, BIG news. ๐ฅ . We're hiring an Academic Fellow!! ๐บโ. The fellow will split time 50/50 btwn programming & their own research. The fellow will receive an appointment as a Research Scholar @YaleLawSch. Job starts 7/1/23! Apps due by 2/15/23!.
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๐จ New resource up on the LPE Project's website! ๐จ. Check out Columbia Law's @alexis_hoag's "Movement Lawyering: A Social Justice Critique" Syllabus highlighting the different avenues & theories lawyers can use to conceptualize and achieve social change!.
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JOIN US! APRIL 5! SERIES FINALE! w/@YaleGHJP . @NicJohnRamos @Jeharrislaw @JameliaNMorgan (& @kmtani) discuss how the healthcare system has reproduced inequality along lines of race, class, disability, & gender. (virtual/in-person - register on our site!).
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Don't forget to register for the LPE Project's (un)conference plenary on Radical Legal Imaginaries with @orangebegum, @DorothyERoberts, and Aziz Rana! . February 18th at 5:15pm ET!
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๐ฅ from @RaulACarrillo on SBF and how โour financial regulatory system stuck in older ways of thinking, is increasingly incapable of preventing illicit finance in the platform economyโ.
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Scholars & students of all ages! Please join us next Thursday, April 1 @ 4pm EDT for the next episode of our LPE 101 Course (co-sponsored by @acslaw), "Law of the Platform Economy: Antitrust, Labor, & Contracts" with @sanjuktampaul!!.
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๐บ๐ The LPE Project & LPE@HLS are excited to announce our upcoming conference!. "LPE: Labor, Social Control, & Counterpower". March 31 to April 2, 2023 @ Harvard Law! . You can visit our websites for details & registration:.
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The @LPE_Project is thrilled to continue our LPE 101 Series with the incomparable Talha Syed on the LPE approach to Torts. This event is hybrid, so register today as you do NOT want to miss this one! . Registration & details ๐๐.
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We are thrilled to report that @sanjuktampaul's "Law of the Platform: Antitrust, Labor, & Contracts," her wonderful contribution to our LPE 101 course with @acslaw is now posted on our website! . ๐ฅณ๐๐ช
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WEDNESDAY - we're pulling together so many #LPE threads it'll make your head spin! Join us for "The Political Economy of Motherhood: How Race, Poverty, & (Non-) Equal Rights Shape Society" ft. @cynthia_godsoe @ProfJDWeaver @JulieCSuk & Wendy Bach @UTKLaw!.
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Don't forget to register for the next exciting event in our (un)conference series: The International Law of Money with @KPatricio, @rohangrey, @NathanTankus, and @johndhaskell !!. It's TOMORROW at 11am ET!.
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UPDATE: We have added exciting new syllabi to the site: @YochaiBenklerโs Technology & Inequality, @EzraRosserโs Law & Poverty, @eileen_borisโs Feminist Theory: Marxism & Feminism, and @ksuenamuโs rethinking of property law through the lens of Land, Dispossession, & Displacement!!.
The new website has a variety of resources designed to help faculty and students learn more about LPE, including SYLLABI from LPE and LPE-related courses, as well as primers/reading lists on topics such as neoliberalism and legal realism. 5/11.
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Sandeep's (@sandeepvaheesan) amazing talk is now available on our website!.
HUGE thanks to @sandeepvaheesan and everyone who joined us in person and online for a fantastic talk on his forthcoming book, Democracy in Power, with @UChicagoPress! If you missed it, the recording will be up on our website soon. Stay tuned!
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We're super excited for tomorrow's (very popular) event! You can find the titles for our panelists' presentations on the website! ๐๐โ๏ธ. @ntinatzouvala @pashukanist @tor_krever @Mai_Taha_ @n_hold.
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Here we go! @CarolineLParker kicking off the event and introducing our moderator, faculty co-director, @akapczynski! Join now!.
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๐จ Donโt miss this upcoming lunch talk with @sandeepvaheesan! We have limited in-person spots available, and theyโre filling up quickly! You can still register to join us, either in person or online.
Please join the LPE Project on Wednesday, October 16th at 12:10pm ET for a lunch talk with @sandeepvaheesan to discuss his forthcoming book (December 2024) Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States.
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We can't wait for "Abolition Across Criminal Justice, Immigration, & National Security" @UFLaw on Friday, April 1! . ft. activists, scholars, & practitioners. Amna Akbar (@orangebegum) to keynote!
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Please join the LPE Project on Wednesday, October 16th at 12:10pm ET for a lunch talk with @sandeepvaheesan to discuss his forthcoming book (December 2024) Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States.
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We're co-hosting a panel with @EDI_tweets at 3PM today as part of the @GlobalForumDW conference! . Register now to hear @sanjuktampaul @rohangrey & @RaulACarrillo & Dani Rodrik discuss Big Tech & the democratization of work!.
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๐ข If you're preparing for the fall law-related academic job market, please join us on Tuesday, August 3rd, for our mentoring session w/ Amy Cohen, @CharlotteGarden, @sameer_ashar! ๐ข. Reg. deadline is next Friday, 7/30, but we have limited space! ๐ฑ๏ธ๐จ.
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*AHEM*. Please join us for our next event on Friday @ 2PM ET!. CLS & LPE on โPolitical Economyโ & โIndeterminacyโ. ft. @libby_adler, @AzizaAhmed, @akapczynski, Karl Klare, Akbar Rasulov, Talha Syed, & Duncan Kennedy. This is a popular event - register now!.
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Continuing our fall programming. this Friday, 12:30 - 1:45 PM ET, @veenadubal @nikobowie & @akapczynski will discuss the Court's ruling in Cedar Point Nursery, focusing on implications for labor, IP, & democracy. Please register ASAP! ๐จโโ๏ธ๐โ.
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You asked, we answered ๐ "The Accumulation of Waste: A Political Economy of Genocide and Imperialism" with Ali Kadri and @maxajl is now live! Whether you missed it or just want to rewatch (because itโs that good!), check it out here:.
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Race and Empire in International Law (Asli Bali, @zohraraheem, Angela Harris, @ntinatzouvala).
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Next up after the plenary is a panel on Racial Capitalism, with a group of ground-breaking scholars, including @MehrsaBaradaran, @veenadubal, @ksuenamu, @droithmayr, Athena Mutua, and Angela Harris! . Feb 22nd at 2pm ET .
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"If we call for 'democratizing the economy' while accepting the standard account of what 'the economy' is, we risk depoliticizing essential structures of economic orderingโ& sustaining relations of domination." - @akapczynski, Angela P. Harris & @NoahZatz .
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Jan 28: join us for a fantastic panel on Law & Macroeconomics featuring a ๐ line-up! . With papers from @STOmarova, @LevMenand, & Adam Feibelman, and a panel discussion of themes, methodologies, community-building w/ @AGelpern & Erik Gerding. Details ๐
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๐จ New syllabus alert! ๐จ. by @ntinatzouvala & Dr. Will Bateman @ANU_law. "Law, Markets and Justice". It's an LPE course! (check it out!).
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Join our Law & Organizing Initiative for its inaugural event! A virtual discussion on building movement power for the long haul w/ @RaGilmer of @Dreamdefenders, @astradisastra of @StrikeDebt, & @taraghuveer of @KCTenants. ๐: Mon, Nov. 20, 12:10 ET.๐:
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๐งจ This summer we welcomed an energetic & inspiring group of 38 law students to our second annual "Law & Organizing Academy,โ co-hosted by the LPE Project, @ActionLabNY, & NYU Initiative for Community Power (@RaceNYU)!. ๐๐งต.
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Join us next Tuesday at 8pm ET for the LAST session of our What To Do About the Courts session -- @astradisastra will be in conversation with @ksabeelrahman about how we might build momentum on the left around disempowering the courts! Certain to be ๐ฅ๐ฅ!.
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Join us Feb 29 for a lunch talk w/ award-winning journalist & author Vincent Bevins on "If We Burn." Despite unprecedented protest participation, justice remains elusive. Explore the paradox of protest outcomes w/ insights from @Vinncent 's latest book!๐โ
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Missed the fantastic Book Launch ๐ 'Your Money or Your Life: Debt Collection in American Medicine'? Catch up now! Watch the brilliant conversation on medical debt and social justice with @LukeMessac & @lindseymuniak, moderated by @gregggonsalves.
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If you missed our fantastic inaugural session of "What to Do About the Courts" (cohosted w @PeoplesParity) last month, don't make the same mistake twice!. Feb 20th on the history of court reform efforts (it's not just FDR!) with @samuelmoyn & @WForbath !!.
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There are SO many panels in the 2023 @law_soc LPE CRN (@LPE_network)!. Flagging just 1โฆ. โLPE 101โ w/ @akapczynski Angela Harris @dianareddy & @RaulACarrillo . Chair: Jay Varellas. Fri. @ 10AM!. Whether ur new to LPE or not, come join the roundtable chat!.
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๐ข๐Please Join us on Nov 29th, 4 PM ET for the Book Launch of 'Your Money or Your Life: Debt Collection in American Medicine' w/ @LukeMessac in conversation w/ @lindseymuniak & @gregggonsalves. A must-attend for anyone passionate about healthcare justice!
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