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Carly Berlin

Carly Berlin is a freelance writer and educator based out of New Orleans. You can find more of her work on her website, carlyberlin.com.

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'We don't want to die here.' Detained immigrants protest amid pandemic

by Carly Berlin April 6, 2020September 27, 2023

Immigrants in detention centers are terrified by what they're seeing, while ICE denies that anyone's at risk.

Posted inRACE & PLACE

How Louisiana's oil and gas industry uses prison labor

by Carly Berlin March 24, 2020September 27, 2023
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Neighbors helping neighbors: a list of coronavirus mutual aid efforts in the South

by Carly Berlin March 20, 2020October 1, 2020
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Winning labor rights in the South means changing state laws

by Carly Berlin January 13, 2020April 30, 2021
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High stakes for the climate in Louisiana elections

by Carly Berlin October 7, 2019September 16, 2020
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Medical neglect, illegal detention, and retaliation in ICE's Deep South stronghold

by Carly Berlin September 23, 2019September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

20,000 AT&T workers in the South went on strike—and won

by Carly Berlin September 9, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

How communities are fighting to save New Orleans from an Airbnb takeover

by Carly Berlin April 1, 2019November 14, 2023

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