On the anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, civil rights icon, former Mayor, Congressman and Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew J. Young sends an open letter to America. Read more »
A September lecture at the Taubman Center by Eric Schnurer '80, president of the Drum Major Institute, led to collaboration between three Taubman Center Master’s students and the Institute. The Drum Major Institute is a progressive think tank that seeks to end poverty and promote opportunity by putting sound policy ideas to work. Read more »
Thank you President Travis,
Thank you to the John Jay College of Criminal Justice for hosting this important event.
And thank you to the Drum Major Institute for putting this event together and for continuing the work of the civil …
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New York Observer | May 14, 2012. City Comptroller John Liu announced a plan this morning that he said would create 15,000 jobs by accelerating capital projects already in the pipeline.
Mr. Liu’s office notes that New York City plans …
Read more »Our panels and events featuring Martin Luther King III discussing stop-and-frisk and voting policies have received nationwide coverage: The Village Voice; Capital New York; The Nation; Forest Hills Patch; The Bridgeport News; Associated Press; …
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by John Petro
A new DMI report on the mistreatment of workers in the truck transportation industry finds that the rights and protections of truck drivers are routinely flouted in New York State. This report uncovers the extent to which …
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The following piece by DMI's John Petro made the Gotham Gazette's top stories of 2011:
Wall Street bankers may have breathed a sigh of relief upon the clearing of Zuccotti Park, but as warm weather returns to New York the Occupy movement--or some new variation of it--will once again take to the streets of New York City and the capitol to shed light on worsening inequality and the indefensible concentration of wealth among the state's wealthiest. New mass protests in 2012--routinely numbering in the tens of thousands--will dwarf this past Autumn's marches in Lower Manhattan, and Democrats all across the country will benefit from the national attention on issues of inequality, economic justice, and fairness. Read more »
Last Thursday, DMI's urban policy analyst John Petro was a guest on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show discussing Governor Cuomo's tax plan and how it will negatively affect the middle class and city services while benefitting the wealthy. Click here to listen to the episode Read more »
On October 16th, the Drum Major Institute hosted an amazing event featuring DMI Honorary Chair Ambassador Andrew Young, Congressman John Dingell, and Senator Harris Wofford, moderated by our Chairman and founder William Wachtel at the Newseum in Washington, DC. Our panel discussed the legacy of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement, social justice, and what today's demonstrators can learn from the movement. Read more »