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

Gabriel Zucman

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D&S BLOG

The Black-White Wage Gap: How Inequality and Monopoly Amplify Racial Discrimination

By Polly Cleveland Following the police killing of George Floyd last year, Howard University professor William Spriggs wrote, “Is now

Polly Cleveland Jul 19, 2021

D&S BLOG

Monday Links

(1) Esther Kaplan, Losing Sparta: the Bitter Truth Behind the Gospel of Productivity. This is a must-read piece that came

D&S Admin Jul 14, 2014