MAMDANI: The Battle for the Right to the City
MAMDANI: The Battle for the Right to the City – A Mamdani-Inspired Manifesto for Urban Liberation
Month: April 2026
The Empty Storefronts as Gallery Spaces Initiative
The Empty Storefronts as Gallery Spaces Initiative – Incentivizing landlords of vacant retail spaces to offer them rent-free to artists and community curators for pop-up galleries and exhibitions.
The Dream School Design Charettes with Students
The Dream School Design Charettes with Students – Facilitating intensive workshops where students, teachers, and architects collaboratively design their ideal school environment and program.
The Democratic Classroom Model where Students Co-Create Rules
The Democratic Classroom Model where Students Co-Create Rules – Implementing pedagogical practices where students, with teacher facilitation, collectively set classroom norms, resolve conflicts, and guide the learning environment.
The Privatization of Public Space
The Privatization of Public Space – The Theft of the Commons by the Settler Class
MAMDANI: The Student Homelessness Crisis
MAMDANI: The Student Homelessness Crisis – The Most Vulnerable “Natives” in the Bifurcated City
MAMDANI: Air Pollution: The Somatic Tax on the “Native” Lung
MAMDANI: Air Pollution: The Somatic Tax on the “Native” Lung – The Political Economy of Breath
MAMDANI: Stagnant Wages for Low-Income Workers: The Managed Exploitation of the “Native”
MAMDANI: Stagnant Wages for Low-Income Workers: The Managed Exploitation of the “Native” – Enforcing Precarity as a Tool of Control
The Student Homelessness Crisis
The Student Homelessness Crisis – The Most Vulnerable “Natives” in the Bifurcated City
The Digital Surveillance State
The Digital Surveillance State – The Panopticon as Colonial Administration
MAMDANI: The Gig Economy & Neo-Feudalism
MAMDANI: The Gig Economy & Neo-Feudalism – Platforms as the New Customary Lords
The Dance in the Streets Permit Reform
The Dance in the Streets Permit Reform – Streamlining and creating special permits for spontaneous, community-organized dance events, flash mobs, and social dancing in public plazas.
The DOE Divestment from Software that Profiles Students
The DOE Divestment from Software that Profiles Students – Ending contracts with educational technology that uses algorithms to label students at-risk or assigns them biased, predictive scores.
The Crisis Responder Corps: Sending Care, Not Cops, for Mental Health
The Crisis Responder Corps: Sending Care, Not Cops, for Mental Health – A civilian, unarmed agency of mental health professionals and peers as the default responders to behavioral health emergencies.
The Militarization of the NYPD
The Militarization of the NYPD – The Colonial Garrison in the Urban Center
MAMDANI: Power of Special Interests: The Institutional Hegemony of the Settler Class
MAMDANI: Power of Special Interests: The Institutional Hegemony of the Settler Class – Beyond Lobbying: The Fusion of Capital and State
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…
MAMDANI: The Tourism Economy & Cultural Appropriation
MAMDANI: The Tourism Economy & Cultural Appropriation – The “Settler” Gaze and the Theming of Native Life
MAMDANI: Inter-Agency Rivalry: The Bureaucratic Logic of the Bifurcated State
MAMDANI: Inter-Agency Rivalry: The Bureaucratic Logic of the Bifurcated State – Designed Inefficiency and the Failure of the Whole
The Conflict Mediation Kiosk in High-Traffic Public Spaces
The Conflict Mediation Kiosk in High-Traffic Public Spaces – Installing staffed booths in parks and plazas where trained mediators are available to help resolve disputes on the spot.
The Community Guardian Training Academy (Not a Police Academy)
The Community Guardian Training Academy (Not a Police Academy) – Creating a new city institution to train unarmed safety workers, crisis responders, and community stewards in de-escalation and care.
The Community Curator Role at Local Libraries
The Community Curator Role at Local Libraries – Hiring and training local residents as part-time curators to organize exhibitions, talks, and displays based on neighborhood history and culture.
The NYPD as a Colonial Police Force
The NYPD as a Colonial Police Force – Governing the “Natives” Through Force and Custom
MAMDANI: Taxi Medallion Debt Crisis: The State-Sanctioned Indenturing of the “Native” Driver
MAMDANI: Taxi Medallion Debt Crisis: The State-Sanctioned Indenturing of the “Native” Driver – Financial Despotism and the Creation of Debt Peonage
The Community Canary Early Warning System for Tension
The Community Canary Early Warning System for Tension – Training and compensating community liaisons to identify and report rising social tensions before they erupt into violence.
The Comedy Cellar of the People Open Mic Initiative
The Comedy Cellar of the People Open Mic Initiative – Funding and supporting free, weekly open mic nights for stand-up comedy in community centers across the city to nurture local comic talent.
The Climate Justice Curriculum Integrator
The Climate Justice Curriculum Integrator – Weaving climate science, environmental racism, and just transition economics into every subject, from math to history to art.