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Econ Extra Credit with David Brancaccio

The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival didn’t “happen in a vacuum.”

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Jul 22, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #69
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Unearthing the journey to "Summer of Soul"

Jul 22, 2021
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“Summer of Soul” producers on battling Black erasure to make the film

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Jul 22, 2021
Why the Harlem Cultural Festival, known as “Black Woodstock,” was forgotten for decades.
The 5th Dimension performs at the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, as seen in the new documentary "Summer of Soul."
Courtesy Searchlight Pictures
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David Brancaccio reacts to "Summer of Soul"

by David Brancaccio
Jul 15, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #68
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Previewing our July documentary film selection

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Jul 1, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #67
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Your responses to "The Prison in Twelve Landscapes"

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Jun 24, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #66
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How ending crime in America might devastate the economy

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Jun 17, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #65
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The hidden side of the prison labor economy

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Jun 17, 2021
Prison work programs can be selective and often train people for jobs they can't actually get on the outside, according to law professor Hadar Aviram.
Firefighting is just one of the jobs done by people who are incarcerated. The chances they will get hired as firefighters after they get out of prison are low.
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How America's economy is embroiled in its multibillion-dollar prison industry

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Jun 17, 2021
"The Prison in Twelve Landscapes" director Brett Story on the economic consequences of mass incarceration.
“The Prison in Twelve Landscapes” features Nahshon Thomas, a formerly incarcerated man who teaches chess in Washington Square Park. Filmmaker Brett Story said she wanted to address how prison affects everyday life, like the employment prospects of people with criminal records.
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David Brancaccio reacts to "The Prison in Twelve Landscapes"

by David Brancaccio
Jun 10, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #64
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