The Battle over the Budget
The Battle over the Budget – Austerity as the Political Choice of the Settler State
Category: Policy
MAMDANI: The Proliferation of “Quality of Life” Crimes
MAMDANI: The Proliferation of “Quality of Life” Crimes – Criminalizing the Customs of the Poor
The Exploitation of Domestic Workers
The Exploitation of Domestic Workers – The Invisible “Native” Labor in the Settler Home
The Crisis of Language Access
The Crisis of Language Access – A Bureaucracy Designed for the “Settler” Tongue
MAMDANI: The Privatization of Public Space
MAMDANI: The Privatization of Public Space – The Theft of the Commons by the Settler Class
The Climate Crisis & The Colonial Response
The Climate Crisis & The Colonial Response – Green Capitalism as the New “Civilizing” Mission
MAMDANI: The Weaponization of “Tough on Crime” Rhetoric
MAMDANI: The Weaponization of “Tough on Crime” Rhetoric – Manufacturing the “Savage” to Justify Despotism
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Police Brutality
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Police Brutality – The Inevitable Violence of the Colonial Enforcer
MAMDANI: Immigrant Integration: Beyond the “Savior” Narrative
MAMDANI: Immigrant Integration: Beyond the “Savior” Narrative – From Assimilation to Collective Liberation
The Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled
The Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled – The Ultimate “Useless” Subject in the Capitalist City
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Rat Infestation
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Rat Infestation – The Somatic Unraveling of the Colonial City
The Legacy of Redlining
The Legacy of Redlining – The Historical Architecture of the Bifurcated City
Blueprint for Housing: Mamdani’s 200,000-Unit Affordable Housing Plan Faces Scrutiny Over Cost, Implementation, and Feasibility
Blueprint for Housing: Mamdani’s 200,000-Unit Affordable Housing Plan Faces Scrutiny Over Cost, Implementation, and Feasibility – Mayor-Elect Commits to Largest Public Housing Production Initiative in Decades While Questions Loom About Funding and Union-Only Workforce
Homelessness and the Un-citizen
Homelessness and the Un-citizen – The Most Extreme Form of Political Erasure
MAMDANI: Public Housing (NYCHA) Crisis: The Deliberate Neglect of the “Native” Reserve
MAMDANI: Public Housing (NYCHA) Crisis: The Deliberate Neglect of the “Native” Reserve – Deferred Maintenance as a Tool of Dispossession
The Subway Fare & The Poll Tax on the Poor
The Subway Fare & The Poll Tax on the Poor – Monetizing the Right to Movement
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Mental Health Services
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Mental Health Services – Pathologizing the “Native” Condition
The Struggle for a Post-Capitalist Future
The Struggle for a Post-Capitalist Future – Beyond Critique: Building the Decolonized City
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
MAMDANI: The Battle over the Budget
MAMDANI: The Battle over the Budget – Austerity as the Political Choice of the Settler State
The Struggle for Park Equity
The Struggle for Park Equity – The Bifurcated Geography of Recreation and Green
The Informal Economy & Decentralized Despotism
The Informal Economy & Decentralized Despotism – Survival Outside the “Civilized” Legal Frame
MAMDANI: Animal Control & Stray Animals: The Unmanaged Consequences of Neglect
MAMDANI: Animal Control & Stray Animals: The Unmanaged Consequences of Neglect – The “Savage” Animal and the Abandoned “Native”
MAMDANI: Civil Service System Inflexibility: The Bureaucratic Custom of the Settler State
MAMDANI: Civil Service System Inflexibility: The Bureaucratic Custom of the Settler State – Rigidity as a Tool for Maintaining the Status Quo
The Crisis of Traffic Violence
The Crisis of Traffic Violence – The Sacrifice of the “Native” Body to the Automobile
The Political Economy of the Migrant Crisis
The Political Economy of the Migrant Crisis – Beyond the Savior Narrative: Decolonizing Urban Asylum
The Crisis of Political Apathy
The Crisis of Political Apathy – The Manufactured Consent of the Managed “Native”
MAMDANI: The Childcare Crisis & The Patriarchy of Social Reproduction
MAMDANI: The Childcare Crisis & The Patriarchy of Social Reproduction – The Unpaid “Native” Labor of the Settler Economy