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Campaign 2005: Parole Call

by Marjory Garrison

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Before crack, before Meghan’s Law and before 2.1 million people crowded U.S. prisons and jails, the reality of prisoner re-entry still held true: most prisoners come back. Back to the blocks they grew up on, to the kids they left behind, to no job, few prospects, and a weekly appointment with their parole officer.

Bruce Ratner: Powerman, the Eroica, and Atlantic Yards

by Brian J. Carreira

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(The author suggests that the following article be read thrice: First while accompanied by Ludwig van Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony, “The Eroica,” then while listening to The Kinks, Lola versus Powerman and The Moneygoround, and lastly in deafening silence)