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Jennifer Laird Discusses New Book on Indoor Voices Podcast
September 16, 2025
On the latest episode of CUNY's "Indoor Voices" podcast, Associate Professor of Sociology Jennifer Laird, co-author of the book Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy discusses energy insecurity and the need for a stronger energy safety net. Laird and her co-author Diana Hernández, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, argue that household energy is a basic human right and propose policies to expand access to safe, clean, and affordable energy.