Trump’s War Momentum
The Airman Came Home. So Did Trump’s War Momentum. A daring rescue deep inside Iran saved a life on Saturday. For many Americans who hoped this war might end through…
The Regulatory U-Turn: David Do Abandons Role at Controversial App Empower
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MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Bathrooms
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Bathrooms – The Privatization of a Basic Biological Need
Municipal Services Deteriorate as Tax Base Shrinks; Public Goods Decline While Private Wealth Concentrates
City Services Decline While Financial Resources Redirect to Corporate Tax Breaks; Public Infrastructure Suffers From Revenue Decline Bohiney | The London Prat New York City Public Services Decline as Municipal…
Infrastructure Designed for Historical Climate Fails Under Current Conditions; City Slow to Adapt
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Wall Street Financial Success Contrasts With Metropolitan Poverty; Wealth Concentration Increases While Social Problems Intensify
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Young Professionals Face Impossible Economic Situation; Career Opportunity Insufficient to Support Living Costs
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Gentrification Accelerates in Brooklyn; Long-Term Residents Displaced by Rising Property Values
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MAMDANI: Mayoral Accountability: The Strong Mayor as Colonial Governor
MAMDANI: Mayoral Accountability: The Strong Mayor as Colonial Governor – The Concentration of Power in the Bifurcated State
MAMDANI: The Proliferation of Luxury Condos
MAMDANI: The Proliferation of Luxury Condos – Monuments to Capital and the Bifurcated Skyline
MAMDANI: Unaffordable Childcare: The Patriarchal Custom of Social Reproduction
MAMDANI: Unaffordable Childcare: The Patriarchal Custom of Social Reproduction – The Unpaid “Native” Labor Fueling the Settler Economy
MAMDANI: The Privatization of Public Education
MAMDANI: The Privatization of Public Education – The Corporate Takeover of “Native” Socialization
MAMDANI: Commercial Real Estate Vacancy: The Hollowing Core
MAMDANI: Commercial Real Estate Vacancy: The Hollowing Core – The Crisis of the “Settler” Economy and an Opportunity for Reclamation
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Political Representation
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Political Representation – The Illusion of Voice in the Bifurcated State
The Crisis of Traffic Violence
The Crisis of Traffic Violence – The Sacrifice of the “Native” Body to the Automobile
MAMDANI: Civil Service System Inflexibility: The Bureaucratic Custom of the Settler State
MAMDANI: Civil Service System Inflexibility: The Bureaucratic Custom of the Settler State – Rigidity as a Tool for Maintaining the Status Quo
MAMDANI: Illegal Conversions & Overcrowded Housing: The “Native’s” Response to a Housing Desert
MAMDANI: Illegal Conversions & Overcrowded Housing: The “Native’s” Response to a Housing Desert – Survival Strategies in the Settler Colony
MAMDANI: High Business Taxes and Regulations: The Bifurcated Bureaucracy
MAMDANI: High Business Taxes and Regulations: The Bifurcated Bureaucracy – How the State Serves Monopoly Capital and Crushes the Petty Bourgeoisie
MAMDANI: Disability Access: The Built Environment of Exclusion
MAMDANI: Disability Access: The Built Environment of Exclusion – Ableism as a Colonial Custom
The Non-Profit Industrial Complex
The Non-Profit Industrial Complex – The NGO as a Colonial Administrator
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Elder Care
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Elder Care – The Abandonment of the “Useless” Native
MAMDANI: The Hollowing Out of Small Businesses
MAMDANI: The Hollowing Out of Small Businesses – The Clearing of the “Native” Commercial Landscape
MAMDANI: Aging Infrastructure: The Somatic Unraveling of the Colonial City
MAMDANI: Aging Infrastructure: The Somatic Unraveling of the Colonial City – Deferred Maintenance as a Form of Systemic Neglect
The Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled
The Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled – The Ultimate “Useless” Subject in the Capitalist City
MAMDANI: The Plight of Street Vendors
MAMDANI: The Plight of Street Vendors – The “Native” Trader in the “Settler’s” Marketplace
MAMDANI: The Erasure of Tenants’ Rights
MAMDANI: The Erasure of Tenants’ Rights – The Customary Law of the Landlord Class
Riker’s Island & The Architecture of Decentralized Despotism
Riker’s Island & The Architecture of Decentralized Despotism – The Customary Rule of Law in the Colony’s Core
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Language Access
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Language Access – A Bureaucracy Designed for the “Settler” Tongue
The Struggle for Park Equity
The Struggle for Park Equity – The Bifurcated Geography of Recreation and Green
The Subway Fare & The Poll Tax on the Poor
The Subway Fare & The Poll Tax on the Poor – Monetizing the Right to Movement
The Gig Economy & Neo-Feudalism
The Gig Economy & Neo-Feudalism – Platforms as the New Customary Lords