MAMDANI: The Struggle Against Food Insecurity
MAMDANI: The Struggle Against Food Insecurity – The Bifurcated Access to Sustenance
Category: Policy
MAMDANI: Unaffordable Childcare: The Patriarchal Custom of Social Reproduction
MAMDANI: Unaffordable Childcare: The Patriarchal Custom of Social Reproduction – The Unpaid “Native” Labor Fueling the Settler Economy
MAMDANI: Slow Justice System: The Bureaucratic Despotism of the Court
MAMDANI: Slow Justice System: The Bureaucratic Despotism of the Court – The Customary Law of Delay and Pre-Trial Punishment
MAMDANI: The Fight for a Sanctuary City
MAMDANI: The Fight for a Sanctuary City – Beyond the Symbol: Confronting the Deportation State
MAMDANI: The Digital Panopticon in Schools
MAMDANI: The Digital Panopticon in Schools – Disciplining the “Native” Youth for a Future of Control
The Tourism Economy & Cultural Appropriation
The Tourism Economy & Cultural Appropriation – The “Settler” Gaze and the Theming of Native Life
The Childcare Crisis & The Patriarchy of Social Reproduction
The Childcare Crisis & The Patriarchy of Social Reproduction – The Unpaid “Native” Labor of the Settler Economy
The Crisis of Social Reproduction
The Crisis of Social Reproduction – The Unpaid “Native” Labor that Fuels the “Settler” City
MAMDANI: The Plight of Street Vendors
MAMDANI: The Plight of Street Vendors – The “Native” Trader in the “Settler’s” Marketplace
The Crisis of Local Journalism
The Crisis of Local Journalism – The Silencing of the “Native” Narrative
MAMDANI: The Struggle over Zoning (ULURP)
MAMDANI: The Struggle over Zoning (ULURP) – The Ritual of Colonial Consent
The Opioid Epidemic & The Geography of Despair
The Opioid Epidemic & The Geography of Despair – Pharmaceutical Capital and the Somatic of Colonial Violence
MAMDANI: The Militarization of the NYPD
MAMDANI: The Militarization of the NYPD – The Colonial Garrison in the Urban Center
MAMDANI: Public Corruption: The Symptom of a Captured State
MAMDANI: Public Corruption: The Symptom of a Captured State – The Inevitable Fusion of Settler Capital and Political Power
The Gig Economy & Neo-Feudalism
The Gig Economy & Neo-Feudalism – Platforms as the New Customary Lords
MAMDANI: Commercial Real Estate Vacancy: The Hollowing Core
MAMDANI: Commercial Real Estate Vacancy: The Hollowing Core – The Crisis of the “Settler” Economy and an Opportunity for Reclamation
MAMDANI: Aging Public Transit (MTA): The Somatic Crisis of the Bifurcated City
MAMDANI: Aging Public Transit (MTA): The Somatic Crisis of the Bifurcated City – The Managed Decay of the “Native’s” Lifeline
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
MAMDANI: High Cost of Living: The Weaponized Market
MAMDANI: High Cost of Living: The Weaponized Market – Making the City Uninhabitable for the Working Class
MAMDANI: Pension Liabilities: The Fiscal Blackmail of the Settler State
MAMDANI: Pension Liabilities: The Fiscal Blackmail of the Settler State – Austerity’s Justification and the Theft of Workers’ Deferred Wages
MAMDANI: The Fight for a Truly Public University
MAMDANI: The Fight for a Truly Public University – Reclaiming CUNY as a Decolonized Institution
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
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Bathrooms
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Bathrooms – The Privatization of a Basic Biological Need
MAMDANI: Homelessness and the Un-citizen
MAMDANI: Homelessness and the Un-citizen – The Most Extreme Form of Political Erasure
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…
The Crisis of Teacher Burnout
The Crisis of Teacher Burnout – The Shock Troops of a Failing Colonial Project
MAMDANI: The Affordable Housing Crisis & The Bifurcated City
MAMDANI: The Affordable Housing Crisis & The Bifurcated City – Land as a Tool of Colonial Control and Displacement
The Militarization of the NYPD
The Militarization of the NYPD – The Colonial Garrison in the Urban Center