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Journalist Jelani Cobb on Race in Donald Trump’s America

David Smith The Guardian
‘Indecency has become a new hallmark.’ In a new essay collection, the dean of Columbia University’s graduate school of journalism makes a compelling argument that everything is connected and nothing is inevitable about racial justice or democracy.

Mexican President Sheinbaum’s Triumphant Year One

Kurt Hackbarth Convergence
From deftly handling hostile Donald Trump to securing real economic gains for workers, Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum ends her first year in office with remarkable 80% approval rating. Now the real fight for Mexico’s economic sovereignty begins

Andrew Cuomo Has a Jeffrey Epstein Problem

Branko Marcetic Convergence
A surprising number of Andrew Cuomo’s allies, donors, and friends have close ties to the late pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

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Why Architecture and Urban Space Are Always Political

George Themistokleous LSE Review of Books
The contributors to this latest volume of the Routledge Handbook of Architecture, Urban Space and Politics offer a wide ranging discussion about social justice-oriented responses to the politics of our constructed, lived environment.
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