Voting Like Your Life Depends On It

In our last interview before the election, I spoke with Professor Elizabeth Hinton, whose work has been instrumental in shaping my understanding of inequality and urban violence. Professor Hinton highlights how leaders of both political parties have long known “what’s required to meaningfully address the problems of poverty and racism,” but time after time, have opted for more politically palatable short-term solutions. The result? Continued over-policing and stratification.

In Professor Hinton’s mind, Kamala Harris doesn’t offer the kind of structural transformation we need, but in a choice between her and Donald Trump—well, let’s just say Professor Hinton advises voting “like your life depends on it.”