Americas war on the poor
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Hello from Mai\\u2019s COVID den!\\xa0
It\\u2019s just Jay and Tammy this week. (3:25) First, we chat about a mini-generation of Asian women named after Connie Chung and the news anchor\\u2019s professional legacy. (22:18) Then, we discuss the public killings of Banko Brown in SF and Jordan Neely in NYC\\u2014and the disturbing turn against poor (particularly Black) people in our cities.\\xa0
We ask:\\xa0
Has America so devalued the lives of homeless people that any offense now seems to warrant vigilante murder?
How do these conversations play out on the West versus the East Coast?\\xa0
Does urban topography affect these dynamics?\\xa0
For more, read:\\xa0
* Reporting from the S.F. Chronicle: Banko Brown: Video shows what led to S.F. Walgreens shooting; D.A. won\\u2019t file charges\\xa0
* Jay\\u2019s recent New Yorker piece on Jordan Neely\\u2019s death and an older article that discusses California\\u2019s housing-first approach to homelessness\\xa0
* Friend-of-pod Darrell Owens\\u2019s take on homelessness and vigilante violence on public transit
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