Greg Brand

Greg Brand is a Policy Corner (PC) writer who is passionate about public policies regarding sustainable development, 
political representation, economic development and housing. He believes individual freedoms should remain untouched as long as they bring no harm to others. He is a Master of Arts in Urban Affairs candidate at the University of San Francisco, and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Fordham University. Primarily concerned with domestic policy impacting our inner cities, Greg has experience in development policy analysis, campaign strategy, and political advocacy. He seeks to invite readers to question common perceptions of policy prescriptions and develop a fuller understanding of the political playing field influencing crucial decisions.

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A Wound Reopened: Voting Discrimination

Greg Brand October 18, 2016

“Fifty years ago Dr. King fought to… References and FootnotesPilkington, Ed. “’This is our Selma’: North Carolina Voting Rights Trial Threatens 50 Years of Progress.” The Guardian. July 13, 2015. http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/13/voting-rights-trial-north-carolina-discrimination-black-voters. ↩Ibid ↩Ibid ↩Gaughan, Anthony J. “Has the South Changed? Shelby County and the Expansion of the Voter ID Battlefield.” 19 Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights 109 (Fall 2013). ↩Pilkington, 2015. ↩Gaughan, 2013. ↩Ibid ↩Ibid ↩Ibid ↩Hope, Elan C. and Robert J. Jagers. “The Role of Sociopolitical Attitudes and Civic Education in the Civic Engagement of Black Youth.” Journal of Research on Adolescence 24(3) (2014): 460-470. ↩Andrews, Rhys, Richard Cowell, James Downe, Steve Martin, and David Turner. “Supporting Effective Citizenship in Local Government: Engaging, Educating and Empowering Local Citizens.” Local Government Studies 34:4 (2008): 489-507. ↩Ibid ↩Ibid ↩

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Far-Right Terror

Greg Brand October 13, 2016

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“Hunters of Men:” Militarized Police Culture

Greg Brand May 11, 2016

 There is… References and FootnotesCynthia A. Brown, “Divided Loyalties: Ethical Challenges for America’s Law Enforcement in Post 9/11 America,” Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 2011. ↩Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, New Press, 2010. ↩Brown, 2011. ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid. ↩ Radley Balko, “What Cop T-Shirts Tell Us About Police Culture,” Huffington Post, Jun. 21, 2013. ↩Ibid. ↩D.K., “What the Cops Say,” The Economist,  Apr. 27, 2015, http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2015/04/policing-america ↩R.W., “Lessons from Camden,” The Economist, Dec. 4, 2014, http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2014/12/police-and-people ↩Ibid. ↩

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Housing Discrimination Lingers On

Greg Brand April 13, 2016

After San Francisco was devastated by the 1906… References and Footnotes Horiuchi, Lynne. “Object Lessons in Home Building: Racialized Real Estate Marketing in San Francisco.” Landscape Journal, 26:1 (Spring 2007): 61-82. ↩Ibid ↩ Moser, Whet. “Housing Discrimination in America Was Perfected in Chicago.” Chicago Magazine, May 5, 2014. Accessed June 4, 2015. ↩ Turner, Margery Austin. “Housing discrimination today and the persistence of residential segregation.” Urban Wire: Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros, June 12, 2013. Accessed June 4, 2015. ↩ Moser. ↩Ibid. ↩ Samuels, Alana. “Is Ending Segregation the Key to Ending Poverty?” The Atlantic, February 5, 2015. Accessed June 3, 2015. ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid. ↩ Kansas State University Newsroom. “Early Exposure to Diversity Good for Children.” Newswise, December 5, 2005. Accessed June 3, 2015. ↩

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Prioritizing Our Communities

Greg Brand December 23, 2015

The late 1970s ushered in a new, post-industrial economic development model… References and FootnotesCasper-Futterman, Evan. “Back to (Non)Basics: Worker Cooperatives as Economic Development.” Berkeley Planning Journal: 24(1). 2011. ↩Newark, New Jersey 2012-2013 Community Needs Assessment. The Center for Collaborative Change. 2013.S ↩Casper-Futterman 2011. ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid ↩Ibid ↩

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Prioritizing Our Communities

Greg Brand August 19, 2015

The late 1970s ushered in a new, post-industrial economic development model… References and FootnotesCasper-Futterman, Evan. “Back to (Non)Basics: Worker Cooperatives as Economic Development.” Berkeley Planning Journal: 24(1). 2011. ↩Newark, New Jersey 2012-2013 Community Needs Assessment. The Center for Collaborative Change. 2013.S ↩Casper-Futterman 2011. ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid ↩Ibid ↩