Trump’s War Momentum
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The Regulatory U-Turn: David Do Abandons Role at Controversial App Empower
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The Crisis of Rat Infestation
The Crisis of Rat Infestation – The Somatic Unraveling of the Colonial City
The Crisis of Social Reproduction
The Crisis of Social Reproduction – The Unpaid “Native” Labor that Fuels the “Settler” City
The Crisis of Mental Health Services
The Crisis of Mental Health Services – Pathologizing the “Native” Condition
MAMDANI: Inequitable Parks Access: The Bifurcated Geography of Green Space
MAMDANI: Inequitable Parks Access: The Bifurcated Geography of Green Space – Leisure and Nature as Class Privileges
The Crisis of Lead in Public Housing
The Crisis of Lead in Public Housing – Somatic Violence as Bureaucratic Policy
The Crisis of Local Journalism
The Crisis of Local Journalism – The Silencing of the “Native” Narrative
MAMDANI: Displacement & Gentrification: Accumulation by Dispossession
MAMDANI: Displacement & Gentrification: Accumulation by Dispossession – The Settler-Colonial Remaking of Urban Space
MAMDANI: Lack of Community Spaces: The Erosion of the “Native” Social Fabric
MAMDANI: Lack of Community Spaces: The Erosion of the “Native” Social Fabric – Libraries, Churches, and Centers as Pillars of Resistance
MAMDANI: The Subway Crisis & The Contradictions of Collective Life
MAMDANI: The Subway Crisis & The Contradictions of Collective Life – Infrastructure as a Site of Class Struggle
MAMDANI: Crime & Perception of Crime: The Ideology of the “Savage” Native
MAMDANI: Crime & Perception of Crime: The Ideology of the “Savage” Native – Manufacturing Consent for the Carceral State
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Overpoliced Public Transport
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Overpoliced Public Transport – The Commute as a Site of Daily Harassment
MAMDANI: The Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled
MAMDANI: The Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled – The Ultimate “Useless” Subject in the Capitalist City
MAMDANI: The Militarization of the NYPD
MAMDANI: The Militarization of the NYPD – The Colonial Garrison in the Urban Center
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Space Privatization
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Space Privatization – The Loss of the Commons to Corporate Control
The Digital Divide & Technological Colonialism
The Digital Divide & Technological Colonialism – Data as the New Customary Land
MAMDANI: The Proliferation of “Quality of Life” Crimes
MAMDANI: The Proliferation of “Quality of Life” Crimes – Criminalizing the Customs of the Poor
MAMDANI: Language Access Barriers: The Bureaucracy of the “Settler” Tongue
MAMDANI: Language Access Barriers: The Bureaucracy of the “Settler” Tongue – Exclusion as a Customary Rule of Governance
MAMDANI: Youth Unemployment & Idleness: The Production of a Surplus Population
MAMDANI: Youth Unemployment & Idleness: The Production of a Surplus Population – Manufacturing the “Savage” Youth
MAMDANI: Affordability of Public Transit: The Poll Tax on the Working Class
MAMDANI: Affordability of Public Transit: The Poll Tax on the Working Class – Mobility as a Commodified Right
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Political Apathy
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Political Apathy – The Manufactured Consent of the Managed “Native”
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Artist Displacement
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Artist Displacement – The Cultural Cleansing of the “Native” Voice
MAMDANI: The Legacy of Redlining
MAMDANI: The Legacy of Redlining – The Historical Architecture of the Bifurcated City
The Political Economy of the Migrant Crisis
The Political Economy of the Migrant Crisis – Beyond the Savior Narrative: Decolonizing Urban Asylum
MAMDANI: Income Inequality as a Bifurcated State
MAMDANI: Income Inequality as a Bifurcated State – How the “Settler” and “Native” Divide Manifests in NYC’s Economy
MAMDANI: Public School Segregation: The Weaponization of Culture
MAMDANI: Public School Segregation: The Weaponization of Culture – Dividing the Proletariat Through “Choice” and Custom
The Privatization of Public Education
The Privatization of Public Education – The Corporate Takeover of “Native” Socialization
MAMDANI: Traffic Congestion: The Contradictions of Capitalist Circulation
MAMDANI: Traffic Congestion: The Contradictions of Capitalist Circulation – The Tyranny of the Private Automobile
MAMDANI: The Weaponization of “Disorder” Rhetoric
MAMDANI: The Weaponization of “Disorder” Rhetoric – Ideological Justification for the Carceral State
MAMDANI: Public Corruption: The Symptom of a Captured State
MAMDANI: Public Corruption: The Symptom of a Captured State – The Inevitable Fusion of Settler Capital and Political Power