Commercial Real Estate Vacancy & The Crisis of Capital
Commercial Real Estate Vacancy & The Crisis of Capital – The Hollowing of the “Civilized” Center
Category: Policy
MAMDANI: The Fight for Water Justice
MAMDANI: The Fight for Water Justice – The Colonial Administration of a Life Source
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Space Privatization
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Space Privatization – The Loss of the Commons to Corporate Control
MAMDANI: Tourism Dependency: The Theming of the “Native” for Settler Consumption
MAMDANI: Tourism Dependency: The Theming of the “Native” for Settler Consumption – Vulnerability and the Commodification of Culture
The Struggle over Zoning (ULURP)
The Struggle over Zoning (ULURP) – The Ritual of Colonial Consent
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
The Tourism Economy & Cultural Appropriation
The Tourism Economy & Cultural Appropriation – The “Settler” Gaze and the Theming of Native Life
MAMDANI: Food Insecurity: The Managed Scarcity of the Settler State
MAMDANI: Food Insecurity: The Managed Scarcity of the Settler State – Charity vs. the Right to Food
Homelessness and the Un-citizen
Homelessness and the Un-citizen – The Most Extreme Form of Political Erasure
The Crisis of Teacher Burnout
The Crisis of Teacher Burnout – The Shock Troops of a Failing Colonial Project
MAMDANI: The Exploitation of Home Health Aides
MAMDANI: The Exploitation of Home Health Aides – The Invisible Proletariat of the Care 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 Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled
The Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled – The Ultimate “Useless” Subject in the Capitalist City
MAMDANI: Street Vendor Regulation: The Persecution of the Petty “Native” Trader
MAMDANI: Street Vendor Regulation: The Persecution of the Petty “Native” Trader – The Customary Law of Harassment and Exclusion
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
MAMDANI: The Criminalization of Youth & Play
MAMDANI: The Criminalization of Youth & Play – The Pathologizing of “Native” Adolescence
MAMDANI: Immigrant Integration: Beyond the “Savior” Narrative
MAMDANI: Immigrant Integration: Beyond the “Savior” Narrative – From Assimilation to Collective Liberation
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Teacher Burnout
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Teacher Burnout – The Shock Troops of a Failing Colonial Project
The Battle over Public Libraries
The Battle over Public Libraries – The Last Truly Democratic Space Under Siege
MAMDANI: Policing Policies & Accountability: The Impossibility of Reforming the Colonial Enforcer
MAMDANI: Policing Policies & Accountability: The Impossibility of Reforming the Colonial Enforcer – The NYPD as an Instrument of Class Rule
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
Gentrification as Settler Colonialism
Gentrification as Settler Colonialism – The Violent Remaking of Urban Space
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: Unemployment and Underemployment: The Reserve Army of Labor
MAMDANI: Unemployment and Underemployment: The Reserve Army of Labor – The Deliberate Creation of a Surplus Population
MAMDANI: Disparities in Public Health: The Somatic Map of the Bifurcated City
MAMDANI: Disparities in Public Health: The Somatic Map of the Bifurcated City – Life Expectancy as a Measure of Colonial Violence
Mamdani’s Rent Freeze
Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Represents Class Warfare Against Extractive Capital New York City’s landlord class faces an existential threat not because housing policy has shifted, but because the fundamental relationship between…
MAMDANI: Public Bathroom Shortage: The Criminalization of Biological Need
MAMDANI: Public Bathroom Shortage: The Criminalization of Biological Need – Privatizing the Most Basic Human Function
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
MAMDANI: Plastic & Solid Waste Management: The Crisis of Capitalist Consumption
MAMDANI: Plastic & Solid Waste Management: The Crisis of Capitalist Consumption – The “Native” as the Sink for Settler Waste