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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 1h

ONE WEEK from today, we have a 🔥🔥 event on what it means to Make NYC Housing affordable with someone of the people leading the charge! Cea Weaver who led the charge on Housing Justice for All & advising the Mamdani campaign, Gianpaolo Baiocchi at the forefront of...

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Making NYC Affordable: Housing

Please join LPE NYC for the first session in our series on what it really means to make NYC affordable, October 15, 6-8pm at New York Communities for Change (470 Vanderbilt Ave. Brooklyn, NY) This…

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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 5d

And, finally, a cool new book to pre-order: Against Money by @jwmason.bsky.social and Arjun Jayadev.

Against Money

A powerful deconstruction of humanity’s most influential invention, from the acclaimed economists J. W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev. Money is unavoidably fundamental to our daily lives. It lurks behind ...

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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 5d

If you enjoy the episode, make sure to check out our symposium on the book. Featuring: Melinda Cooper, Quinn Slobodian, Allison Tait, Mehrsa Baradaran, and Zohra Ahmed. Good stuff!

Symposia: Counterrevolution

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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 5d

Over at the Roosevelt Institute, @lookheron.bsky.social has a new report on The Neoliberalization of Higher Education.

The Neoliberalization of Higher Education: Changes in State Funding and Governance Throughout the 20th Century - Roosevelt Institute

In a new analysis, author Luke Herrine explores the shifting landscape of governance in public higher education. With the rise of neoliberal reforms, institutions are deprioritizing long-term planning, equity, and broad access due to funding models that prioritize short-term outcomes. Governance structures for higher education shape everything from enrollment demographics to course materials. When right-wing forces erode these structures, they don’t just cut budgets—they rewrite the rules of academic freedom and public accountability.

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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 5d

Cool NYC event alert: On Oct 15 at 6pm, please join @lpenyc.bsky.social for a talk on housing affordability: Why is it so hard to find affordable rent in New York? Why do the prices keep going up? Is “freeze the rent” a viable option? Feat. Cea Weaver, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, and Joanne Grell.

Making NYC Affordable: Housing

Please join LPE NYC for the first session in our series on what it really means to make NYC affordable, October 15, 6-8pm at New York Communities for Change (470 Vanderbilt Ave. Brooklyn, NY) This…

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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 5d

Cool event alert #2 (also for those in NYC): on October 23 at 6:30pm, please join @lpenyc.bsky.social for a conversation between Gregory Louis, Mason Williams, and Christy Thornton that examines how New York became so unequal and attempts to chart the history of the political economy of NYC.

How NYC Became So Unequal

Ever wonder why CUNY is no longer free? Confused why the subway fare keeps rising while service declines? Join LPE NYC on October 23 at 6:30pm for a conversation between Professors Gregory Louis and…

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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · 6d

Then on October 23rd at CUNY Law, the first session of LPE NYC Night School will look at the question of how things got so unaffordable and unequal in the first place with Gregory Louis and Mason Williams, moderated by @llchristyll.bsky.social

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How NYC Became So Unequal

Ever wonder why CUNY is no longer free? Confused why the subway fare keeps rising while service declines? Join LPE NYC on October 23 at 6:30pm for a conversation between Professors Gregory Louis and…

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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · 6d

It's an EXCITING few weeks for LPE NYC with 2 events on the political economy of NYC!

First up is an event on Oct 15th in Brooklyn on what it means to make NYC housing affordable with @ceaweaver.bsky.social, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, & Joanne Grell!!

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Making NYC Affordable: Housing

Please join LPE NYC for the first session in our series on what it really means to make NYC affordable, October 15, 6-8pm at New York Communities for Change (470 Vanderbilt Ave. Brooklyn, NY) This…

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The LPE Project @lpeproject.bsky.social · Aug 30

If you haven't checked out the LPE Project syllabus bank you're missing out!!

(also, if you are teaching an LPE or LPE-adjacent course, please send us your syllabus!)

lpeproject.org/syllabi

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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · Aug 28

TONIGHT: Come hang out & meet other people interested in law & political economy in NYC!!

It's often a mix of students, professors, lawyers, organizers, & journalists, & grad students (you don't need to a legal background to come talk abt how we can fight for a more just NYC)

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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our end of summer/back-to-school happy hour is next Thursday, Aug 28th (5:30 - 7:30) at Loreley Beer Garden (7 Rivington St).

Come meet other NYers interested in LPE !!

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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our end of summer/back-to-school happy hour is next Thursday, Aug 28th (5:30 - 7:30) at Loreley Beer Garden (7 Rivington St).

Come meet other NYers interested in LPE !!

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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our end of summer/back-to-school happy hour is next Thursday, Aug 28th (5:30 - 7:30) at Loreley Beer Garden (7 Rivington St).

Come meet other NYers interested in LPE !!

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Noah Rosenblum @narosenblum.bsky.social · Jul 7

Come join @lpenyc.bsky.social for our second happy hour of the summer, tomorrow Tuesday July 8, at 5PM at Harlem Tavern!

Image advertising LPENYC happy hour at Harlem Tavern on Tuesday, July 8 at 5PM

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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · Jul 7

Don't forget to join us uptown tomorrow for the LPE NYC happy hour!!

LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · Jul 1

Out next summer happy hour is July 8th & this time it's uptown at the Harlem Tavern!! You don't need to have been to an LPE event before or have a background in law, just an interest in talking about ideas & fighting for a better future for our city!

July 8, 5-7pm. Join us!!

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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · Jul 1

Out next summer happy hour is July 8th & this time it's uptown at the Harlem Tavern!! You don't need to have been to an LPE event before or have a background in law, just an interest in talking about ideas & fighting for a better future for our city!

July 8, 5-7pm. Join us!!

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Rachel Lopez @rlopez.bsky.social · Jun 25

So happy that the PLF has found a home at Temple!

Learn more about the work of past awardees on topics ranging from disability rights to refugee law at the link below.

Applications for the next round of awards are due on June 30th. Please help us spread the word!

law.temple.edu/news/profess...

Professor Rachel López Launches Participatory Law Fund at Temple Law - Temple Law

The Participatory Law Fund (PLF), an innovative tool to enable the growth of the field of Participatory Law Scholarship, has launched at Temple Law School…

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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · Jun 24

There are still people who are persuadable, so sign up for a shift or do a phonebank, we can win this thing!!

All out for Zohran Mamdani!!

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Phonebank for Zohran! - Zohran For NYC

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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · Jun 21

Six takeaways from Skrmetti are circulating widely. All six contain errors:
1. The first takeaway quotes a law professor suggesting that a loss in Skrmetti will make other trans rights cases harder. In fact the opinion is narrow.

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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · Jun 14

If you live in NYC are interested in LPE, please get added to the LPE NYC mailing list and if you have a few minutes to fill out this brief questionnaire about how you would like to be involved that would be great!

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LPE NYC - Questionnaire

Please fill out this questionnaire before you leave. Please note this form has 3 sections (which will appear on 3 different screens). The questionnaire will take ~ 5 minutes to complete.

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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · Jun 13

Save the Date: the inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy conference will be taking place *February 5-7, 2026* at the University of Richmond School of Law. And keep an eye out for the CFP this later this summer!

Association of Law and Political Economy Conference - School of Law - University of Richmond

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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · Jun 13

Join us TONIGHT for our 1st summer happy hour of the season!!

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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · Jun 13

Come hang out TONIGHT!! We can talk LPE or the cognitive dissonance of Mamdani surging while the world burns, canvassing this wkend, or just abt how we're filling the void the Knicks left in our lives

Tonight (5-7:30pm) at DSK in Ft Greene (lots and lots of trains nearby)!

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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · Jun 11

NYC! Our first summer happy hour is this Friday, 6/13 from 5-7pm at DSK in Fort Greene. Come through to talk all things political economy in New York ☀️

LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · Jun 6

Our first SUMMER HAPPY HOUR is one week from today, June 13th in Brooklyn at DSK (5-730pm)!

Whether you have come to LPE NYC events in the past or it's yr 1st time, come meet other lawyers, organizers, profs, & students interested in transforming our city to serve the needs of the many!

LPE NYC Summer Happy Hour, one week from today, June 13th 5-7:30pm at DSK in Brooklyn!! [cheersing beer mugs]

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