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.
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Interview: Migration on the Mon
Kalena Thomhave talks to D&S about a Pennsylvania town vilified by Trump.
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The Mon Valley, an area ravaged by deindustrialization just outside of Pittsburgh, has attracted thousands of new immigrants in recent years, a fact President-elect Donald Trump exploited in his successful campaign for the White House.
D&S co-editor Chris Sturr interviewed Kalena Thomhave, author of the feature in our January/February 2025 issue, Migration on the Mon, about what she found when she visited the town of Charleroi.
Listen to the interview here:
Interview with Kalena Thomhave
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Kalena Thomhave is an independent journalist and researcher on inequality. She is based in Pittsburgh.
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