Eleanor J. Bader - Dollars & Sense

Mamdani’s Municipal Socialist Inheritance

Buried in the historical record are the vibrant currents of municipal socialism that reshaped our urban worlds more than we acknowledge or even realize.

Shelton Stromquist Sep 28, 2025

The D&S Debrief

Interview: Municipal Socialism

An interview with Shel Stromquist on municipal socialism in the United States.

Shelton Stromquist Sep 28, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Stablecoins: Crypto Kryptonite

Despite being called a currency, crypto lacks one of the most important characteristics that a currency (money) should have—a stable value.

Gerald Epstein Sep 26, 2025

Eleanor J. Bader is a Brooklyn-based writer and teacher.

3 articles

Issue 221

Cohousing: Collective Living for the 90s

Imagine a community where you know all your neighbors. Where your neighbors would loan you a car if you needed

Eleanor J. Bader Jan 1, 1999

Issue 216

Ezekiel's Cafe

New York's Greenwich Avenue looks like most other commercial strips in tony Greenwich Village. Fancy boutiques, restaurants and

Eleanor J. Bader Mar 1, 1998

Issue 213

Workfare: Unfair!

It is 7 a.m. when Ava gets to her job at a Brooklyn, N.Y. Department of Sanitation garage.

Eleanor J. Bader Sep 1, 1997