Writings
Dissecting the Case for Police Abolition | June 2020
Here I explore policing policy reform's effectiveness, and what abolition means to me in light of the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement.
Policy Memo on Environmental Racism | April 2020
Structural racism has enabled policies and practices that drive disproportionate cumulative impact of pollution and toxic emissions on low-income communities of Black and LatinX people. I outline a few root causes, evaluate policy alternatives to the status quo, and present a recommendation.
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Written under Robert Reich's Wealth and Poverty course at UC Berkeley.
Policy Memo on Wealth and Income Inequality | February 2020
Wealth is concentrated in the top quintile of US citizens, and economic mobility is falling. I look at some of the key drivers of poverty and explain why it will continue to grow.
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Written under Robert Reich's Wealth and Poverty course at UC Berkeley.
Art
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