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

Washington Monthly

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D&S BLOG

The Democrats Confront Monopoly

By Polly Cleveland In the 1970’s when I studied microeconomics in grad school, we got to monopoly briefly in

Polly Cleveland Nov 20, 2017