Nichola Lowe
@nicholalowe.bsky.social
professor, equitable economies, workplace development, inclusive innovation
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Trump administration cuts supports to U.S. manufacturing businesses around the country.
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/amer...
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/amer...
Opinion: America can't afford to cut the manufacturing extension partnership
With 51 centers — one in every state plus Puerto Rico — the MEP supports thousands of manufacturers annually.
www.chicagobusiness.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Trump administration cuts supports to U.S. manufacturing businesses around the country.
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/amer...
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/amer...
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Very disappointing from interview MPR about the Minneapolis restaurant unionization. Interviewee (from Twin City Business Journal) appears to have no contact with union or labor, but simply reports out the business side of these relationships: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
Café Cerés closure highlights contentious relationship between restaurants and unions
Baristas at four coffee shops in the Twin Cities voted to unionize last summer, but now the coffee shops are closing, following a similar pattern of other restaurants that have closed following effort...
www.mprnews.org
April 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Very disappointing from interview MPR about the Minneapolis restaurant unionization. Interviewee (from Twin City Business Journal) appears to have no contact with union or labor, but simply reports out the business side of these relationships: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
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"Ms. Srinivasan, a Fulbright recipient who was pursuing a doctoral degree in urban planning, was caught in the dragnet of President Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrators through the use of federal immigration powers."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...
How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her
Ranjani Srinivasan’s student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities. That was just the start of her odyssey.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"Ms. Srinivasan, a Fulbright recipient who was pursuing a doctoral degree in urban planning, was caught in the dragnet of President Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrators through the use of federal immigration powers."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...
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We mourn the sudden loss of Michael Burawoy--eminent scholar, mentor, and friend to the labor movement. oaklandside.org/2025/02/05/s...
Sociology world mourns after hit-and-run driver on Grand Avenue kills legendary labor scholar
Michael Burawoy was struck while walking inside the crosswalk near Children’s Fairyland.
oaklandside.org
February 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
We mourn the sudden loss of Michael Burawoy--eminent scholar, mentor, and friend to the labor movement. oaklandside.org/2025/02/05/s...
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This is revolting.
I really wish it were impossible to find new material for my course on economic (in)justice.
I really wish it were impossible to find new material for my course on economic (in)justice.
These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is revolting.
I really wish it were impossible to find new material for my course on economic (in)justice.
I really wish it were impossible to find new material for my course on economic (in)justice.