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Michael Isaacson (Professor)

Michael Isaacson (Professor)

Michael Isaacson is a College Professor. He teaches at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and is the co-founder of an Antifa group called Smash Racism D.C. [1]

He owns a website called Vulgar Economics.

Education

Michael Isaacson studied Economics throughout his college career; he has a Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D) degree in that field. For his PhD, he taught courses in macroeconomics, microeconomics, and statistics. His areas of focus include macroeconomic theory, economic methodology, and anticapitalist economic theories.

Career

Mike has been active in anti-fascist and housing justice organizing.

He is a former associate editor at the New School Economic Review, a member of the Union for Radical Political Economics, and a member of the International Associal for Feminist Economics.

In 2017, he wrote a zine entitled You Can't Punch Every Single Nazi. Based on a workshop he gave on January 14, 2017, the paper was written specifically for those with family, colleagues, etc. the reader suspects are "developing "fascist politics." It also describes '14 Ways Nazis Look at You,' referring to the different manifestations one can manifest based on their ideologies; these ideologies solely refer to the right wing.

'Dead Cops' Tweets

Mike Isaacson's controversial dead cop tweet

Mike Isaacson's controversial dead cop tweet

On August 23, 2017, Isaacson posted a controversial tweet under Vulgar Economics condoning and speaking positively about the murder of police officers.

The full tweet is as follows:

Mike Isaacson's controversial dead cop tweet Some of y'all might think it sucks being an anti-fascist teaching at John Jay College but I think it's a privilege to teach future dead cops

Additional tweets have surfaced the internet under Mike Isaacson, as well, including:

I hope somehow Assata comes up in lecture so a student defends her saying she didn't kill a cop so I can say she probably did and it's good

And:

What's even the point of a cop that isn't dead?

On September 14, 2017, The Hill

The justification [of the use of violence] is that Nazi Ideology*at its very core is founded onViolence

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.jjay.cuny.eduMichael Isaacson's profile on John Jay College
Sep 16, 2017, 4:50 AM
[2]
Citation Linkyoutube.comJohn Jay College Professor Mike Isaacson debates with Tucker Carlson
Sep 16, 2017, 4:59 AM
[3]
Citation Linkzerohedge.comAntifa Leader is Professor Who Jokes About Dead Cops and Executing Students
Sep 16, 2017, 5:02 AM
[4]
Citation Linkthehill.com"Antifa activists say violence is necessary" (via The Hill)
Sep 16, 2017, 5:04 AM
[5]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comMike Isaacson's controversial dead cop tweet
Sep 16, 2017, 5:06 AM
[6]
Citation Linkfarleftwatch.com3 tweets by Mike Isaacson that speak positively towards the idea of murdering dead cops
Sep 16, 2017, 5:13 AM
[7]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comMike Isaacson's tweet about Assata Shakur and how he believes her allegedly killing a cop is a good thing
Sep 16, 2017, 5:16 AM
[8]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comMike Isaacson tweeting about dead cops
Sep 16, 2017, 5:17 AM
[9]
Citation Linkvulgareconomics.comVulgar Economics website
Sep 16, 2017, 5:35 AM
[10]
Citation Linknydailynews.comMike Isaacson placed on administrative leave for tweeting he’s proud to teach ‘future dead cops’
Sep 16, 2017, 5:35 AM
[11]
Citation Linkfacebook.comVulgar Economics' Facebookpage
Sep 16, 2017, 5:36 AM
[12]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comMike Isaacson wearing an Antifa hat
Sep 16, 2017, 5:40 AM
[13]
Citation Linkpatreon.comMike Isaacson's Patreonaccount
Sep 16, 2017, 5:43 AM
[14]
Citation Linkvulgareconomics.comVulgar Economics' About section
Sep 16, 2017, 5:49 AM
[15]
Citation Linknewschooljournal.comNew School Economic Review website
Sep 16, 2017, 5:52 AM
[16]
Citation Linkurpe.orgUnion for Radical Political Economics website
Sep 16, 2017, 5:53 AM
[17]
Citation Linkiaffe.orgInternational Associal for Feminist Economics website
Sep 16, 2017, 5:53 AM
[18]
Citation Linkwww.jjay.cuny.eduMike Isaacson's resume
Sep 16, 2017, 5:56 AM
[19]
Citation Linkdrive.google.com[PDF] "You Can't Punch Every Nazi" zine (based on a workshop he gave on “How to Talk to a Nazi”)
Sep 16, 2017, 5:59 AM
[20]
Citation Linktwitter.comMichael Isaacson's Twitteraccount (as Vulgar Economics)
Sep 16, 2017, 6:14 AM