“The Collective Work of Art We Call the City”
We pay tribute to Michael Sorkin, the architect and writer who died last week after contracting COVID-19. Sorkin spent his life both interpreting and changing cities in the interest of economic justice.
4 Articles by: David Madden
David Madden is an associate professor of sociology and co-directs the Cities Programme at the London School of Economics. He is coauthor, with Peter Marcuse, of In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis.
The Limits of Liberal Urbanism
As housing becomes more and more unaffordable, liberal mayors have jumped to recognize the crisis. At the same time, they’re fully committed to the status quo, giving carte blanche to developers at the expense of legitimately affordable housing.
No Rent for Rats
From Tompkins Square to Zuccotti Park, New Yorkers have long resisted their city’s neoliberal housing initiatives.
The Permanent Crisis of Housing
Under capitalism, housing is never secure for the working class.