Trump’s War Momentum
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The Regulatory U-Turn: David Do Abandons Role at Controversial App Empower
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MAMDANI: The Militarization of the NYPD
MAMDANI: The Militarization of the NYPD – The Colonial Garrison in the Urban Center
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Space Privatization
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Space Privatization – The Loss of the Commons to Corporate Control
The Digital Divide & Technological Colonialism
The Digital Divide & Technological Colonialism – Data as the New Customary Land
MAMDANI: The Proliferation of “Quality of Life” Crimes
MAMDANI: The Proliferation of “Quality of Life” Crimes – Criminalizing the Customs of the Poor
MAMDANI: Language Access Barriers: The Bureaucracy of the “Settler” Tongue
MAMDANI: Language Access Barriers: The Bureaucracy of the “Settler” Tongue – Exclusion as a Customary Rule of Governance
MAMDANI: Youth Unemployment & Idleness: The Production of a Surplus Population
MAMDANI: Youth Unemployment & Idleness: The Production of a Surplus Population – Manufacturing the “Savage” Youth
MAMDANI: Affordability of Public Transit: The Poll Tax on the Working Class
MAMDANI: Affordability of Public Transit: The Poll Tax on the Working Class – Mobility as a Commodified Right
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Political Apathy
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Political Apathy – The Manufactured Consent of the Managed “Native”
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Artist Displacement
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Artist Displacement – The Cultural Cleansing of the “Native” Voice
MAMDANI: The Legacy of Redlining
MAMDANI: The Legacy of Redlining – The Historical Architecture of the Bifurcated City
The Political Economy of the Migrant Crisis
The Political Economy of the Migrant Crisis – Beyond the Savior Narrative: Decolonizing Urban Asylum
MAMDANI: Income Inequality as a Bifurcated State
MAMDANI: Income Inequality as a Bifurcated State – How the “Settler” and “Native” Divide Manifests in NYC’s 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 Privatization of Public Education
The Privatization of Public Education – The Corporate Takeover of “Native” Socialization
MAMDANI: Traffic Congestion: The Contradictions of Capitalist Circulation
MAMDANI: Traffic Congestion: The Contradictions of Capitalist Circulation – The Tyranny of the Private Automobile
MAMDANI: The Weaponization of “Disorder” Rhetoric
MAMDANI: The Weaponization of “Disorder” Rhetoric – Ideological Justification for the Carceral State
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
MAMDANI: Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety: The Sacrifice of the Vulnerable “Native”
MAMDANI: Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety: The Sacrifice of the Vulnerable “Native” – Street Design as a Tool of Class War
MAMDANI: Bike Lane & Micromobility Conflicts: The Street as a Contested Frontier
MAMDANI: Bike Lane & Micromobility Conflicts: The Street as a Contested Frontier – The Struggle for a Decolonized Urban Commons
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Asbestos & Toxins in Schools
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Asbestos & Toxins in Schools – Somatic Violence Against the “Native” Child
MAMDANI: Police-Community Relations: The Impossible Reconciliation
MAMDANI: Police-Community Relations: The Impossible Reconciliation – The Enforcer Cannot Be a Friend
MAMDANI: Digital Divide: The New Frontier of Colonial Exclusion
MAMDANI: Digital Divide: The New Frontier of Colonial Exclusion – Data as the Customary Land of the 21st Century
Homelessness and the Un-citizen
Homelessness and the Un-citizen – The Most Extreme Form of Political Erasure
The Fight for a Sanctuary City
The Fight for a Sanctuary City – Beyond the Symbol: Confronting the Deportation State
MAMDANI: Affordable Housing Crisis: The Colonial Logic of Land
MAMDANI: Affordable Housing Crisis: The Colonial Logic of Land – Displacement as Accumulation by Dispossession
MAMDANI: The Non-Profit Industrial Complex
MAMDANI: The Non-Profit Industrial Complex – The NGO as a Colonial Administrator
The Weaponization of “Tough on Crime” Rhetoric
The Weaponization of “Tough on Crime” Rhetoric – Manufacturing the “Savage” to Justify Despotism
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