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 Battle over Bike Lanes
MAMDANI: The Battle over Bike Lanes – Street Space as a Contested Colonial Frontier
MAMDANI: Affordable Higher Education: The Re-commodification of CUNY
MAMDANI: Affordable Higher Education: The Re-commodification of CUNY – From Public Good to Indentured Servitude
Eric Swalwell Quits Congress
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The Stagnation of Public Pools
The Stagnation of Public Pools – The Managed Austerity of Collective Joy
MAMDANI: LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness: The Rejection of the “Non-Conforming” Native
MAMDANI: LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness: The Rejection of the “Non-Conforming” Native – Patriarchy and the Crisis of Social Reproduction
MAMDANI: Public Housing (NYCHA) Capital Backlog: The Deliberate Manufacture of a Crisis
MAMDANI: Public Housing (NYCHA) Capital Backlog: The Deliberate Manufacture of a Crisis – Deferred Maintenance as a Tool of Privatization
MAMDANI: The Struggle for a Post-Capitalist Future
MAMDANI: The Struggle for a Post-Capitalist Future – Beyond Critique: Building the Decolonized City
MAMDANI: Hate Crimes: The Symptom of a Festering Colonial Order
MAMDANI: Hate Crimes: The Symptom of a Festering Colonial Order – The Savage/Victim/Civilizer Triad in Action
The Power of Real Estate Developers
The Power of Real Estate Developers – The Architect Class of the Settler City
Public School Segregation & The Politics of Identity
Public School Segregation & The Politics of Identity – How Culture is Weaponized to Divide the Proletariat
MAMDANI: The Stagnation of Public Pools
MAMDANI: The Stagnation of Public Pools – The Managed Austerity of Collective Joy
MAMDANI: The Struggle Against Food Insecurity
MAMDANI: The Struggle Against Food Insecurity – The Bifurcated Access to Sustenance
The Proliferation of “Quality of Life” Crimes
The Proliferation of “Quality of Life” Crimes – Criminalizing the Customs of the Poor
MAMDANI: The Political Economy of the Migrant Crisis
MAMDANI: The Political Economy of the Migrant Crisis – Beyond the Savior Narrative: Decolonizing Urban Asylum
MAMDANI: Lack of Public Toilets: The Privatization of a Biological Right
MAMDANI: Lack of Public Toilets: The Privatization of a Biological Right – Controlling the “Native” Body in Public Space
MAMDANI: The Exploitation of Home Health Aides
MAMDANI: The Exploitation of Home Health Aides – The Invisible Proletariat of the Care Economy
MAMDANI: Veteran Homelessness: The Abandoned Soldier of the Empire
MAMDANI: Veteran Homelessness: The Abandoned Soldier of the Empire – The “Native” Mercenary Discarded by the Settler State
Gentrification as Settler Colonialism
Gentrification as Settler Colonialism – The Violent Remaking of Urban Space
MAMDANI: The Climate Crisis & The Colonial Response
MAMDANI: The Climate Crisis & The Colonial Response – Green Capitalism as the New “Civilizing” Mission
MAMDANI: Slow Justice System: The Bureaucratic Despotism of the Court
MAMDANI: Slow Justice System: The Bureaucratic Despotism of the Court – The Customary Law of Delay and Pre-Trial Punishment
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Distrust in Media
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Distrust in Media – The Settler Narrative and the Silencing of Dissent
MAMDANI: Subway Crime & Perception of Safety: The Managed “Disorder” of the Native’s Commute
MAMDANI: Subway Crime & Perception of Safety: The Managed “Disorder” of the Native’s Commute – Policing vs. Public Good in the Urban Core
MAMDANI: Combined Sewer Overflows: The Excreta of the Colonial City
MAMDANI: Combined Sewer Overflows: The Excreta of the Colonial City – Infrastructural Failure as Systemic Neglect
MAMDANI: Sidewalk & Street Repair Backlog: The Managed Decay of the “Native’s” Path
MAMDANI: Sidewalk & Street Repair Backlog: The Managed Decay of the “Native’s” Path – Neglect as a Form of Territorial Control
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Airborne Illness & Ventilation
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Airborne Illness & Ventilation – Somatic Violence in the “Native” Workplace and School
The Plight of Street Vendors
The Plight of Street Vendors – The “Native” Trader in the “Settler’s” Marketplace
MAMDANI: Unemployment and Underemployment: The Reserve Army of Labor
MAMDANI: Unemployment and Underemployment: The Reserve Army of Labor – The Deliberate Creation of a Surplus Population
The Battle over Public Libraries
The Battle over Public Libraries – The Last Truly Democratic Space Under Siege
The Digital Hustle & Side Gigs
The Digital Hustle & Side Gigs – The Fragmentation of the “Native” Proletariat