Rachel Banen is a graduate student at the University of St. Thomas, where she is studying clinical social work. She's worked in education nonprofits and public schools and is currently working with asylum-seekers and refugees as a psychotherapist intern. Her interests include Marxism, progressive politics and labor activism.
The recent court-enforceable settlement agreement between the city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights could be a historic step in combating police brutality. However, the agreement fails to contextualize police brutality as a byproduct of poverty. By failing to recognize the role of poverty in over-policing, it disincentivizes the city, and the […]
