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Ben Austen

Ben Austen is the author of High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing. His last article for The New Republic, “Running on Hope,” appeared in the October 2017 issue.

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June 21, 2018
MagazineBen Austen
Peace Officers
How one American city chose to tackle crime, combat racism, and reckon with the legacy of police brutality
September 7, 2017
MagazineBen Austen
Running on Hope
Ravi Gupta is recruiting a fresh slate of candidates to take down Trump. But can a former Obama staffer forge a new path for Democrats?
April 7, 2015
Ben Austen
Great Chicago Ire
Why a Chicago alderman race may hinge on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hard line on schools

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