@povertyscholar.bsky.social
Professor @Cornell studying: people power, organizing, poverty, racism, policy (health & housing)|Builder|Leader|Believer
More here: www.jamilamichener.com
@povertyscholar.bsky.socialIn Chicago today for the Cafferty Lecture @ the UChicago Crown School. Looking forward to an insightful discussion w/ @awhf.bsky.social & other brilliant folks. We'll be talking social policy, power, organizing & democracy. Come through if you are in the Chi!
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@povertyscholar.bsky.socialWhen I taught in prison, the classroom sometimes felt magical. The hard part was knowing what people assumed abt the students I had come to know. That’s why this podcast conversation w/ Joe Margulies & @neillewisjr.bsky.social resonated.
Listen here: equitablefutures.cornell.edu/there-is-no-...
@povertyscholar.bsky.socialSay it louder for the folks in the the back and the ones who refuse to hear📢 📢📢
@povertyscholar.bsky.socialI am honored that you feel this way, Miranda. I am also excited for the chance to teach your incredible book!
@povertyscholar.bsky.socialMy research over the last several years has convinced me that organized tenants can transform our broken politics. But some folks don't yet discern the possibilities of tenant power. This piece offers insights on the real possibilities of power from the margins. www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
@povertyscholar.bsky.socialIf you up reading this right now, & you're at APSA, you can still make it! Yes, it's on the early side. But you have to get up & out eventually anyway, so you might as well come through for a conversation about "Uncivil Democracy" w/these incredible interlocutors👇🏾
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@povertyscholar.bsky.socialI enjoyed being on the Politics in Question podcast in conversation with @awhf.bsky.social and (host) @leedrutman.bsky.social. We talk about building and breaking power, what that means, why it maters, and what is at stake.
www.politicsinquestion.com/episodes/bui...
@povertyscholar.bsky.socialIt's Medicaid's 61st birthday! I wrote a piece lifting up the perspectives of people who rely on it. Here's what they told me: cuts hurt people, paperwork requirements burden families, fraud is a red herring, & elected leaders are out of touch. Read more here:
@povertyscholar.bsky.socialThere is a problem with the stories we tell & the way we perceive how change happens. The Union of Pinnacle Tenants, the largest tenant-led union in NYC—are the reason Mamdani took action. Organized people power is pivotal. Top down stories of elected heroes (even ones we like) are not sufficient.
