B-52 Bomber Radicalism
A plan for rational improvements to the city of Los Angeles.
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Issue No. 15-16 | Fall 2014
Paint the Town Red
164 pages on the capitalist city, the workers who live in them, and the chances to make something better. Featuring essays from Mike Davis, Johanna Brenner, and others.
Caring in the City
Ending the exploitation of urban care workers requires radically democratic alternatives that go beyond the rhetoric of “work-life balance.”
De Blasio’s Doomed Housing Plan
By embracing inclusionary zoning, Mayor de Blasio gets to put forth a big, bold plan for reducing inequalities without challenging capitalists.
Fanfare Without the Fans
The luxury suites in modern stadiums are reminders that capitalist society values elite consumption over public enjoyment.
Friendly FIRE
Social impact bonds offer private interests yet another opportunity to enrich themselves at public expense.
If You Can Make It Here
The resolution of New York City’s fiscal crisis became a template for neoliberals around the world.
Imagining the Socialist City
We will not go into the socialist city blindly, but with lessons from a century of experiments.
Les Simerables
SimCity isn’t a sandbox. Its rules reflect the neoliberal common sense of today’s urban planning.
Nature’s Metropolis
Experiments in design promise a better future for everyone, but only if they come with emancipatory politics to boot.
Safe Space for Capital
How did a brand of gay-friendly values become synonymous with those most prized by capitalist urban redevelopment?
Seize the Hamptons
We should all get the chance to escape the city and enjoy leisure — without the hefty ecological footprint.
The Book of Paul
From British Hong Kong to Paul Romer’s charter cities, neoliberals have a solution for us all.
The Creativity Bubble
Richard Florida chats about Karl Kautsky, Karl Marx, and other urban creative types.
The Jock Doctrine
Rio has used mega-events like the World Cup and the Olympics as a “state of exception” to push through private development projects and neoliberal reforms.
The People’s Playground
We aim to reclaim the city as a space for struggle and solidarity in pursuit of needs and wants.
The Propaganda of Construction
The workers of Red Vienna struggled to secure their basic needs — through militant organizing and political power.
The Suburbanization of the US Working Class
Much of the working class is being forced out into suburbia. We must adapt our organizing strategies to keep up.
The Urbanization of the Chinese Working Class
China’s ambitious new urbanization plan comes with a set of contradictions the Communist Party won’t be able to control.
Tricknology 101
The destruction of public housing in Atlanta and Chicago exposes capitalism’s violent logic.