Leah Downey

Leah Downey is a PhD candidate in the Harvard Government department and a graduate fellow at the E. J. Safra Center for Ethics.

Stories by Leah Downey
People walk down 16th Street after “Defund The Police” was painted on the street near the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 8.

Defund the Bankers
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$100 notes are printed at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2013.

The Democratic People’s Republic of U.S. Monetary Policy
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