Saskia Sassen

@SaskiaSassen

Embedded Borderings EXPULSIONS (Harvard U Press)

New York and London
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Joined March 2009
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    14 hours ago

    Is this the future. If so it’s shameful. The biggest loser is the UK.

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  2. 14 hours ago

    well, just in case there was any doubt.. FBI’s smoking gun: Redactions protected political embarrassment, NOT ‘national security’ By John Solomon, opinion contributor - 10/07/18

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    16 hours ago

    "The youngest child to come before the bench in federal immigration courtroom No. 14 was so small she had to be lifted into the chair."

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    Oct 8

    I don't understand why almost every int'l news story about Africa's spiraling debt focuses on Chinese lending when African countries pay 3x in interest payments to private creditors. Seems like that piece of context would be critical to the overall story.

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    19 hours ago

    /// FREE OPEN CALL! REGISTRATION DEADLINE 15.10.2018 International Ideas Competition 400+ PARTICIPANTS 55+ COUNTRIES $5,000+ PRIZES JURY

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    17 hours ago

    I am touched and proud of to be able to facilitate this global conversation of hope and her team are amazing. Enjoy

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    Oct 5

    Join us on Oct 9, 6pm, 7-429, for the next installment of , a workshop with SA+P’s Rania Ghosn, Jason Jackson, Gabriella Carolini, and Arindam Dutta, moderated by and Mark Jarzombek.

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    Oct 6

    Join us on Oct 9, 6pm, 7-429, for the next installment of , a workshop with SA+P’s Rania Ghosn, Jason Jackson, Gabriella Carolini, and Arindam Dutta, moderated by and Mark Jarzombek.

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    Oct 6

    The Guardian Editorial on Brazil's election and Jair Bolsonaro: "To call him Latin America’s Donald Trump, as some have, is much too kind.... He praises torturers and the military dictatorship that ran Brazil from 1964 to 1985." He's the real deal

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    Oct 6

    Powerful statement by former Dean of Yale Law School. “If Kavanaugh really cared about the integrity and independence of the Supreme Court, he would even now withdraw from consideration.” Brett Kavanaugh Cannot Have It Both Ways via

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    Sep 30

    Jair Bolsonaro: Large protests against Brazil election front-runner

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    Oct 2

    Thanks to everyone for tuning in! Join us next Tuesday October 9, 6 PM for the next event, a workshop with SA+P’s Rania Ghosn, Jason Jackson, Gabriella Carolini, Arindam Dutta moderated by and Mark Jarzombek.

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    Oct 5

    "Finance is like mining. When it has what it needs, it doesn't care what happens with the rest." (Professor of Sociology, Columbia University) explains the extractive nature of modern financial institutions. Who owns our cities? Join the conversation. .

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    Oct 6

    ICYMI: in an : podcast now available. 🎧

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    Oct 5

    Want out now? Next month you can vote for a new governor in Maine who actually supports women and women's health. Check out Janet Mills' campaign. That speech Collins made -- how pathetic and cowardly! Shame on her.

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  16. Oct 5

    Make them pay re supporting Kavanaugh:Donate to Democrats running in 2018+2020 - Republican incumbents to target:2018 Dean Heller (Nevada)///support Jacky Rosen; Ted Cruz (Tex)///support Beto O'Rourke 2020; etc

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    Oct 5

    goes global! Laatst modereerde , presentator van de een programma in ons Pakhuis. Ze ging o.a. in gesprek met en over lokale oplossingen voor globale probelemen. Kijk hier het programma terug:

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    Oct 4

    . "pension funds hide and grow money in real state properties in London, Barcelona..." "To make the Shift we need diverse stakeholders to challenge the actual Status Quo" "Barcelona Major & grassroots organizations are fighting housing speculation"

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    Oct 4

    Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a lifelong Republican, told a small crowd in Boca Raton that Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s performance at confirmation hearings should disqualify him. “The Senators should pay attention to this.”

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    Oct 4

    I read the FBI report. This whole thing is a sham. This stunted, strangled investigation was designed to provide cover, not to provide the truth.

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