The Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled
The Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled – The Ultimate “Useless” Subject in the Capitalist City
Month: April 2026
MAMDANI: The Plight of Street Vendors
MAMDANI: The Plight of Street Vendors – The “Native” Trader in the “Settler’s” Marketplace
The Student Jury for Disciplinary Hearings
The Student Jury for Disciplinary Hearings – Empowering panels of trained students to hear and recommend outcomes for certain school discipline cases, teaching restorative justice from within.
The Student Bill of Rights with Enforceable Protections
The Student Bill of Rights with Enforceable Protections – Establishing a legally binding charter of rights for students, covering dignity, privacy, due process, and access to resources.
The Storytelling Busker License and Amplification Zones
The Storytelling Busker License and Amplification Zones – Creating a specific permit for spoken word artists, poets, and storytellers to perform in designated, acoustically supported public spaces.
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 Silent Disco in the Park Permit Expansion
The Silent Disco in the Park Permit Expansion – Promoting silent disco events in parks where participants listen on wireless headphones, allowing for late-night dancing without noise complaints.
The School as Community Hub Open-After-Hours Model
The School as Community Hub Open-After-Hours Model – Keeping school buildings open late and on weekends as centers for adult education, recreation, meetings, and social services for the whole neighborhood.
The School Construction Authority with Union Jobs for Locals
The School Construction Authority with Union Jobs for Locals – Reforming the SCA to prioritize hiring from local communities and using union labor for all school construction and renovation projects.
The Safety Dividend from Prison Closure Savings
The Safety Dividend from Prison Closure Savings – Investing the hundreds of millions saved from closing Rikers and reducing incarceration directly into the communities most harmed by it.
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
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Local Journalism
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Local Journalism – The Silencing of the “Native” Narrative
MAMDANI: Home Rule vs. State Control: The Metropolitan vs. The Settler Sovereign
MAMDANI: Home Rule vs. State Control: The Metropolitan vs. The Settler Sovereign – The Limits of Local Power in a Colonial Structure
The Safe Passage Community Guardian Program for Schools & Transit
The Safe Passage Community Guardian Program for Schools & Transit – Employing unarmed, trained community members to ensure safe travel to and from school and on public transit, especially in high-traffic areas.
The Reparations Read-In Citywide Curriculum Day
The Reparations Read-In Citywide Curriculum Day – An annual day where all NYC public schools engage in reading, discussion, and art focused on the history and legacy of slavery and the case for reparations.
The Repair Cafe as City-Supported Community Hub
The Repair Cafe as City-Supported Community Hub – Funding and facilitating spaces where neighbors fix broken items together, reducing waste and building practical solidarity.
MAMDANI: Coastal Flooding & Sea Level Rise: Climate Apartheid in the Bifurcated City
MAMDANI: Coastal Flooding & Sea Level Rise: Climate Apartheid in the Bifurcated City – The Settler’s Wall and the Native’s Flood Zone
MAMDANI: The Erasure of Working-Class History
MAMDANI: The Erasure of Working-Class History – Amnesia as a Tool of Colonial Control
MAMDANI: Food Deserts & The Control of Sustenance
MAMDANI: Food Deserts & The Control of Sustenance – Weaponizing Access to Life’s Basic Necessities
MAMDANI: Food Deserts: The Weaponized Geography of Sustenance
MAMDANI: Food Deserts: The Weaponized Geography of Sustenance – Controlling Access to Life’s Basic Necessity
The Quiet Car of the City: Spaces for Introverted Connection
The Quiet Car of the City: Spaces for Introverted Connection – Designating and creating low-stimulation public environments for those who seek connection in calm, focused settings.
The Public Interactive Art Fund
The Public Interactive Art Fund – Grants specifically for art installations that require public participation to completeswings that generate light, murals you can add to, etc.
The Public Domain Celebration of Classic Works
The Public Domain Celebration of Classic Works – Organizing citywide readings, screenings, and performances of works whose copyrights have expired, making them free for all to use and reinterpret.
MAMDANI: The Exploitation of Incarcerated Labor
MAMDANI: The Exploitation of Incarcerated Labor – The Prison as a Plantation
The Crisis of Public Distrust in Media
The Crisis of Public Distrust in Media – The Settler Narrative and the Silencing of Dissent