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Broke Reviewed in Legal Journal
https://www.alwd.org/index.php?option=com_attachments&task=download&id=264 How Individuals’ Narratives CanCommunicate What Legal Theoryand Statistics Can’tBroke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken PromisesJodie Adams Kirshner (St. Martin’s Press 2019), 342 pagesSharon A. Pocock, rev’r* In Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken...

Broke in News Chief
Entertainment Book review: Why the Detroit comeback stalled By Lee Scott For the Times-UnionPosted Dec 1, 2019 at 12:01 AM In “Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises,” Jodie Adams Kirshner, a research professor at New York University, attempts to give us a picture of what went awry in the efforts to solve the problems facing a...

Broke in Record Eagle
Opinion: Detroit’s future depends on job training BY JODIE ADAMS KIRSHNERNov 28, 2019 By Jodie Adams Kirshner Last winter, after Fiat Chrysler announced it would spend nearly $5 billion to build the first new auto assembly plant in Detroit in nearly three decades, President Trump tweeted “They are all coming back to the USA, it’s...

Kirshner remarks on panel at Triumph Church, Detroit, following speech by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan
https://www.facebook.com/TriumphChurch/videos/1930779763726543

Op-ed on Covid, Low-Income Families, and College Affordability
https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2020/09/19/pre-pandemic-financial-aid-packages-inadequate-college-students/3483002001/ Pre-pandemic financial aid packages inadequate for college students | Opinion A standardized process is needed so packages can be updated quickly to reflect changes in students' economic circumstances since they applied for aid....

Broke Wins Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing
2020 Working-Class Studies Association Awards for work produced in 2019 July 5, 2020 (Download the press release here). CONTACT: Cherie Rankin, immediate-past president and 2019 awards organizer Each year, the Working-Class Studies Association (WCSA) issues a number of awards to recognize the best new work in the field of working-class...
Author Conversation for 2020 Michigan Notable Book Prize

Interview on PIX11 Evening News on $600 Unemployment Supplement
To view video news segment: https://pix11.com/news/coronavirus/600-federal-benefits-for-unemployed-set-to-expire-this-weekend Many Americans have come to rely on that extra $600 per week as they try to make ends meet during the pandemic. But Congress doesn't seem closer to hammering out a deal. By: James FordPosted at 8:41 PM, Jul 24,...

Broke one of Bridge Magazine’s “Thirteen Michigan Books to Get You Through the Stay-At-Home Order”
https://www.bridgemi.com/quality-life/13-michigan-books-get-you-through-stay-home-order May 4, 2020Monica WilliamsQuality of Life Coronavirus Michigan SHARE THIS:TWITTERFACEBOOKMAILPRINT THIS ARTICLE The stay-at-home orders have undoubtedly left many Michiganders antsy. But the dramatic break in routine may leave some with extra time on their hands,...

Op-Ed Contribution: Mitch McConnell Has No Idea What Bankruptcy Actually Means
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/opinion/coronavirus-bankruptcy-detroit.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage Opinion Mitch McConnell Has No Idea What Bankruptcy Actually Means Cities should avoid bankruptcy. It hasn’t helped Detroit. By Jodie Adams Kirshner Professor Kirshner is a research professor at New York University’s...