Nathan Newman teaches sociology and criminal justice at CUNY. He is a policy advocate and writer for various publications.
Pining for the high marginal tax rates of the 1950s doesn’t do us any good. The rich still avoided paying taxes in those days — and the taxes they did pay went to funding Cold War militarism, not domestic spending.
New construction isn’t the only solution to New York’s affordable housing crisis, but the Left is wrong to dismiss it outright.