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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

When people hear “Patagonia,” do they think of the place or the brand? I sat down with @lexlanham.bsky.social to discuss how a corporations trademark geographic names and the cultural impact. New episode of Art of Citizenry out now! 🎧 tune in ~ open.substack.com/pub/artofcit...

Patagonia vs Pattie Gonia trademark lawsuit quote from Professor Alex Roberts

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Nearly the entire American kitchenware market is now owned by ONE private equity firm — from Instant Pot to Pyrex to Lenox. @annacanning.bsky.social and I dig deep and uncover a story that spans the entire private equity playbook! Tune in: open.substack.com/pub/artofcit...

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The $30/hour number Starbucks quotes? It's not a wage. It's a total compensation figure that requires benefits most baristas are deliberately scheduled too few hours to qualify for. New episode with @sbworkersunited.org is out now✊🏽 artofcitizenry.substack.com/p/no-contrac...

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No Contract, No Coffee: Starbucks, Union Busting, and the Fight for Labor Rights

How Starbucks became the most prolific violator of labor law in Modern U.S. History

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

AI has the capacity to shape what we collectively come to understand as truth. I sat down with @vauhinivara.bsky.social to unpack who's really in control and what we're giving up.🎙️ New episode of @artofcitizenry.bsky.social out now!

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AI and the Cost of Our Data

In conversation with Vauhini Vara, author and journalist

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Private Equity Stakeholder Project @pestakeholder.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

PESP's Azani Creeks joined @manpreetkalra.bsky.social to unpack how private equity–backed companies like GardaWorld stand to profit immensely from immigrant detention in the wake of the Big Beautiful Bill, despite a long record of whistleblowers exposing abuses inside their facilities. Listen here ➡️

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Big Beautiful Bill: How Private Equity is Profiting from Immigrant Detention | Art of Citizenry

In this episode of the Art of Citizenry Podcast, we speak with Private Equity Stakeholder Project about how HR 1 funnels $170B into detention, fueling private equity profits. Tune in now!

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

H.R. 1, the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, expands the Deportation Industrial Complex — among the biggest winners are #privateequity firms and the billionaire class they represent. 🎧 Tune into my conversation with @pestakeholder.bsky.social! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Big Beautiful Bill: How Private Equity is Profiting from Immigrant Detention

Podcast Episode · Art of Citizenry · 09/11/2025 · 40m

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Paramount’s $16M payout to Trump. Press freedom under corporate control. A fashion ad cashing in on racist tropes. 🎙️Tune into Fragments of a Fragile Order — listen anywhere you get podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

The Tel Aviv stock exchange has surged 179% since the start of Israel’s military assault on Gaza. I spoke with Lydia de Leeuw @somoamsterdam.bsky.social on the corporate architecture that sustains and profits from occupation. 🎧Tune in: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Episode 31 of Art of Citizenry Podcast dives into the corporations underpinning and profiting from genocide in Gaza

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

New #podcast episode! Divide-and-rule wasn’t just a strategy—it was a blueprint. Colonial powers engineered divisions that still shape global systems today. 🎧 Listen to @artofcitizenry.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts! www.artofcitizenry.com/podcast/divi...

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Episode 28: Divide and Rule | Art of Citizenry

Explore how colonial divide-and-rule tactics continue to shape global power structures. In this episode, Manpreet Kalra traces their legacy from empire to modern institutions like the United Nations a...

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🎙️New podcast episode! Lucky Brand owes Guatemalan garment workers unpaid severance. This is a case of unauthorized subcontracting. Brands dodge accountability—offloading risk and labor violations onto workers they claim not to know exist. @annacanning.bsky.social breaks it down — tune in!

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Not So Lucky Jeans: Unauthorized Subcontracting & Wage Theft in Fashion Supply Chains

Podcast Episode · Art of Citizenry · 04/24/2025 · 42m

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

🎙️New podcast episode! The fate of America’s public lands is at a crossroads. DOGE is gutting . #nationalparks & #nationaltrails to serve extractive interests — while ignoring an outdoor economy that actually benefits Americans. www.artofcitizenry.com/podcast/the-...

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Episode 23: The Fight for National Trails | Art of Citizenry

In this episode of Art of Citizenry, Manpreet Kaur Kalra speaks with Courtney Lyons-Garcia of the Partnership for the National Trails System about the future of America’s public lands amid federal bud...

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Join us as we explore the power of community-led movements, storytelling as an advocacy tool that allows individuals to build their own reparation framework, and the role of international human rights mechanisms. open.substack.com/pub/artofcit...

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Criminalization of Immigration: The Power of Grassroots Organizing and Storytelling

In Episode 20 of Art of Citizenry Podcast, Manpreet is joined by Maru Mora-Villalpando, Founder of La Resistencia, and Alejandra Gonza, Executive Director of Global Rights Advocacy.

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

🎙️ New podcast episode released today! I’m joined by immigrant community organizer @marumorav.bsky.social, Founder of @laresistencianw.bsky.social, and international #humanrights lawyer Alejandra Gonza of Global Rights Advocacy. 🎧 Tune into Art of Citizenry wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Manpreet Kaur Kalra @manpreetkalra.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

90% of detained immigrants are held in privatized detention centers. I am joined by Anthony Enriquez, VP of U.S. Advocacy and Litigation at @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social as we unpack the financial motivations behind privatized detention centers. 🎧 Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/4SoJ...

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The Criminalization of Immigration: Profiting From Detention with Anthony Enriquez

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