Laura Wolf-Powers
@wolf-powers.bsky.social
Prof of urban policy and planning, CUNY Hunter College (not implicated in my posts). Currently thinking about how govt policy can discourage the private extraction of land rent. Proud supply skeptic.
“On matters small and big, from the price of eggs to whether the sexual abuse of children matters, what they sense is a sneering indifference. And a knack for looking away”
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
“On matters small and big, from the price of eggs to whether the sexual abuse of children matters, what they sense is a sneering indifference. And a knack for looking away”
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Whoa...
The New School is now a place where students cannot major in History, Anthropology, Sociology, Global Policy & International Affairs, Global Studies, Urban Studies, or Environmental Studies. And more pauses, closures, and mergers coming down the pike this week. The future is uncertain.
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Whoa...
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This is very important. The intrusion of AI slop into higher education is not mainly coming from below, from the students. It's coming from the top.
What I've been noticing lately in convos with students is that they *despise* the AI-slopification of everything as much or even more than I do. And yet our universities & their admin seem to believe that students for some reason want it integrated into everything. THEY DON'T.
“To be sat there with this material in front of you that is just really not worth anyone’s time, when you could be spending that time actually engaging with something worthwhile, is really frustrating,” he said.
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This is very important. The intrusion of AI slop into higher education is not mainly coming from below, from the students. It's coming from the top.
It is mind-bending to see Obama’s treasury secretary + purported academic leader debase himself in this way. Just…barf
Exhibit A:
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
It is mind-bending to see Obama’s treasury secretary + purported academic leader debase himself in this way. Just…barf
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Every day, more atrocities (and more in the pipeline) with this administration.
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Every day, more atrocities (and more in the pipeline) with this administration.
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In case any dc council members were curious about what this looks like…
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
In case any dc council members were curious about what this looks like…
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I will not vote for anyone who does not promise to abolish ice and put every single one of these goons in prison.
Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari of Arizona’s 3rd District describes the “horrific conditions” she witnessed inside the Eloy ICE Detention Center near Phoenix — including a leukemia patient “vomiting blood,” detained in February and forced to wait eight months before finally seeing an oncologist...
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I will not vote for anyone who does not promise to abolish ice and put every single one of these goons in prison.
New in @metropolitiques.bsky.social : 🔥https://metropolitics.org/Urban-Theory-and-the-Cold-War-Reflections-on-the-Political-Economy-of-Urban.html
Urban Theory and the Cold War: Reflections on the Political Economy of Urban Land and Real-Estate Development in Southeast Asia – Metropolitics
The Cold War's repressive politics of land and law still underpin the region's contemporary struggles over land rights, urban space and democracy. ---- Series: Provincializing the “Real-Estate Turn”…
metropolitics.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
New in @metropolitiques.bsky.social : 🔥https://metropolitics.org/Urban-Theory-and-the-Cold-War-Reflections-on-the-Political-Economy-of-Urban.html
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I’ll be giving my official ONLINE book launch for "The Menace of Prosperity" November 3rd!
I'll be partnering with the @GothamCenter and joining @robertwsnyder to discuss NYC's economic history and its implications.
RSVP today!
www.gothamcenter.org/upcoming-eve...
I'll be partnering with the @GothamCenter and joining @robertwsnyder to discuss NYC's economic history and its implications.
RSVP today!
www.gothamcenter.org/upcoming-eve...
The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1865–1981 — The Gotham Center for New York City History
In The Menace of Prosperity , Daniel Wortel-London argues that cities are made and unmade by “fiscal imagination.” Convinced that local government depends on attracting wealthy firms and resident...
www.gothamcenter.org
November 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I’ll be giving my official ONLINE book launch for "The Menace of Prosperity" November 3rd!
I'll be partnering with the @GothamCenter and joining @robertwsnyder to discuss NYC's economic history and its implications.
RSVP today!
www.gothamcenter.org/upcoming-eve...
I'll be partnering with the @GothamCenter and joining @robertwsnyder to discuss NYC's economic history and its implications.
RSVP today!
www.gothamcenter.org/upcoming-eve...
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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It's kind of funny comparing Zohran Mamdani's endorsements to Andrew Cuomo's. For example, Zohran has 44 members of the state legislature; Cuomo has two. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It's kind of funny comparing Zohran Mamdani's endorsements to Andrew Cuomo's. For example, Zohran has 44 members of the state legislature; Cuomo has two. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
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I'm no economist but the fact that more than 42 million Americans (1 in 8!) are on SNAP (i.e., food stamps) says that the federal minimum wage is way too low.
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm no economist but the fact that more than 42 million Americans (1 in 8!) are on SNAP (i.e., food stamps) says that the federal minimum wage is way too low.
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Note: This is me — I asked this question.
You’ll hear me say “yes you have” here — because Johnson was already *directly asked* about one of these instances (when the Presbyterian minister was shot in the head with a pepper ball) in one of earlier shutdown press conferences.
You’ll hear me say “yes you have” here — because Johnson was already *directly asked* about one of these instances (when the Presbyterian minister was shot in the head with a pepper ball) in one of earlier shutdown press conferences.
Q: Just last week a minister was shot directly in the face with a pepper round by a DHS agent that left his face bloodied. Are you concerned that this is a religious freedom issue?
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Note: This is me — I asked this question.
You’ll hear me say “yes you have” here — because Johnson was already *directly asked* about one of these instances (when the Presbyterian minister was shot in the head with a pepper ball) in one of earlier shutdown press conferences.
You’ll hear me say “yes you have” here — because Johnson was already *directly asked* about one of these instances (when the Presbyterian minister was shot in the head with a pepper ball) in one of earlier shutdown press conferences.
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
Love this!
In 1937, Mayor La Guardia’s Committee on City Planning produced a book for children, titled The ABC of City Planning.
And…they had a section on Municipal Markets!
Good inspiration for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
And…they had a section on Municipal Markets!
Good inspiration for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Love this!
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In 1937, Mayor La Guardia’s Committee on City Planning produced a book for children, titled The ABC of City Planning.
And…they had a section on Municipal Markets!
Good inspiration for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
And…they had a section on Municipal Markets!
Good inspiration for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
In 1937, Mayor La Guardia’s Committee on City Planning produced a book for children, titled The ABC of City Planning.
And…they had a section on Municipal Markets!
Good inspiration for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
And…they had a section on Municipal Markets!
Good inspiration for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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Over the past week, the president said the DOJ should pay him a quarter billion dollars, bulldozed half the White House to build himself a gaudy ballroom, bragged about murdering civilians in international waters, pardoned some more criminals, directed federal prosecutors to indict his opponents ...
October 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Over the past week, the president said the DOJ should pay him a quarter billion dollars, bulldozed half the White House to build himself a gaudy ballroom, bragged about murdering civilians in international waters, pardoned some more criminals, directed federal prosecutors to indict his opponents ...
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Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand
Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.
Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.
Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand
Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand
Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.
Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.
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WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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It is that time of year where New Yorkers find out that more of our neighbors are students who are homeless. This year tally comes out to 154,000 or nearly 1 in 7 students.
There are more homeless students in NYC than total students in Philly, Denver, or San Diego.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/20/1...
There are more homeless students in NYC than total students in Philly, Denver, or San Diego.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/20/1...
154,000 NYC Students Were Homeless Last School Year, Another Record High
The staggering total, which includes students who lived in shelters along with those doubled up with family or friends, is larger than the entire Dallas school system.
www.thecity.nyc
October 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It is that time of year where New Yorkers find out that more of our neighbors are students who are homeless. This year tally comes out to 154,000 or nearly 1 in 7 students.
There are more homeless students in NYC than total students in Philly, Denver, or San Diego.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/20/1...
There are more homeless students in NYC than total students in Philly, Denver, or San Diego.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/20/1...
Long Island City rezoning does not go far enough in guaranteeing housing affordability or preserving public land for public good.
October 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Long Island City rezoning does not go far enough in guaranteeing housing affordability or preserving public land for public good.
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Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.