May/June 2005

Stories include Tracie McMillan on guards arguing that better jobs make for a safer city; Cassi Feldman on the mess of problems coinciding with NYCHA's dedication to renovating over 100 developments around the city; Dan Bell on the constant challenges faced by female construction workers looking for employment; Liza Featherstone on what New York can do to stop Wal-Mart from opening new stores throughout the city; Jonathan Bowles' Q&A with Red Hook developer Greg O'Connell; Wendy Davis on the disproportional punishment of hundreds of teens who commit petty crimes; Cassi Feldman on the lack of effectiveness and oversight in New York State's juvenile facilities; Xiaoqing Rong on how MBAs are transforming the ways nonprofits do business; Sasha Abramsky's book review of "Downsizing Prisons: How to Reduce Crime and End Mass Incarceration" by Michael Jacobson; and more.

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