The Weaponization of “Tough on Crime” Rhetoric
The Weaponization of “Tough on Crime” Rhetoric – Manufacturing the “Savage” to Justify Despotism
Category: Policy
The Crisis of Police Brutality
The Crisis of Police Brutality – The Inevitable Violence of the Colonial Enforcer
The Battle over Community Gardens
The Battle over Community Gardens – Cultivating Decolonized Space in the Concrete Jungle
MAMDANI: Homelessness and the Un-citizen
MAMDANI: Homelessness and the Un-citizen – The Most Extreme Form of Political Erasure
MAMDANI: Achievement Gap in Schools: The Manufactured Outcome of a Colonial System
MAMDANI: Achievement Gap in Schools: The Manufactured Outcome of a Colonial System – Systemic Design for “Native” Failure
The Battle over the Budget
The Battle over the Budget – Austerity as the Political Choice of the Settler State
MAMDANI: Aging School Buildings: The Somatic Violence of Neglect
MAMDANI: Aging School Buildings: The Somatic Violence of Neglect – Poisoning the “Native” Child’s Environment
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
MAMDANI: Immigrant Integration: Beyond the “Savior” Narrative
MAMDANI: Immigrant Integration: Beyond the “Savior” Narrative – From Assimilation to Collective Liberation
The Proliferation of Luxury Condos
The Proliferation of Luxury Condos – Monuments to Capital and the Bifurcated Skyline
MAMDANI: Artists & Cultural Space Displacement: The Cultural Cleansing of the City
MAMDANI: Artists & Cultural Space Displacement: The Cultural Cleansing of the City – Erasure as a Tool of Political Control
MAMDANI: Loss of Small Businesses & “Character”: The Corporate Enclosure of Commerce
MAMDANI: Loss of Small Businesses & “Character”: The Corporate Enclosure of Commerce – From Community Hub to Chain Store Desert
MAMDANI: Domestic Violence: The Patriarchal Custom in the Bifurcated State
MAMDANI: Domestic Violence: The Patriarchal Custom in the Bifurcated State – Private Tyranny and Public Abandonment
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Traffic Violence
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Traffic Violence – The Sacrifice of the “Native” Body to the Automobile
MAMDANI: The Digital Hustle & Side Gigs
MAMDANI: The Digital Hustle & Side Gigs – The Fragmentation of the “Native” Proletariat
Mamdani’s Public Grocery Plan
Mamdani’s Public Grocery Plan Tests Ideology Against Economics New York is once again attempting to reconcile its ideals with its invoices. State Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani has pushed a proposal…
MAMDANI: The Digital Divide & Technological Colonialism
MAMDANI: The Digital Divide & Technological Colonialism – Data as the New Customary Land
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Teacher Burnout
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Teacher Burnout – The Shock Troops of a Failing Colonial Project
The Digital Panopticon in Schools
The Digital Panopticon in Schools – Disciplining the “Native” Youth for a Future of Control
MAMDANI: Riker’s Island & The Architecture of Decentralized Despotism
MAMDANI: Riker’s Island & The Architecture of Decentralized Despotism – The Customary Rule of Law in the Colony’s Core
The Affordable Housing Crisis & The Bifurcated City
The Affordable Housing Crisis & The Bifurcated City – Land as a Tool of Colonial Control and Displacement
The Legacy of Redlining
The Legacy of Redlining – The Historical Architecture of the Bifurcated City
The Erasure of Working-Class History
The Erasure of Working-Class History – Amnesia as a Tool of Colonial Control
The Crisis of Public Bathrooms
The Crisis of Public Bathrooms – The Privatization of a Basic Biological Need
MAMDANI: Charter Revision Process: The Ritual of Managed Political Change
MAMDANI: Charter Revision Process: The Ritual of Managed Political Change – Illusory Reform in the Bifurcated State
MAMDANI: The Subway Fare & The Poll Tax on the Poor
MAMDANI: The Subway Fare & The Poll Tax on the Poor – Monetizing the Right to Movement
Income Inequality as a Bifurcated State
Income Inequality as a Bifurcated State – How the “Settler” and “Native” Divide Manifests in NYC’s Economy
Commercial Real Estate Vacancy & The Crisis of Capital
Commercial Real Estate Vacancy & The Crisis of Capital – The Hollowing of the “Civilized” Center
MAMDANI: The Digital Redlining of Algorithmic Bias
MAMDANI: The Digital Redlining of Algorithmic Bias – High-Tech Customary Law in Housing and Banking