Tom Sugrue

Join IPK on March 4 for an event with @benchansfield.bsky.social. They will discuss their book, Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City, with @jfernandez1202.bsky.social and @tomsugrue.bsky.social.

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Join IPK on February 2 for a book talk with @sjccorn.bsky.social. She will discuss her new book The Last House on the Block: Black Homeowners, White Homesteaders, and Failed Gentrification in Detroit with @tomsugrue.bsky.social and Iddo Tavory.

ipk.nyu.edu/events/16279/

Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.

Segregating Cities Collects critical essays by the author of Making the Second Ghetto.   Arnold R. Hirsch (1949–2018) was one of the preeminent urban historians of his generation, a reputation cemented by his landmark b...

After my dad’s health forced him to retire, I spent a decade organizing his research and uncollected writing, finishing after he died in 2018. Now @tomsugrue.bsky.social has edited this volume of it (and written a great intro) for @uchicagopress.bsky.social.

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Sorry I couldn’t make it! Congrats!

Purge, Merge, and Surge Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

Must read. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

NEW: The militarization of American cities isn’t happening with a parade of tanks. It’s a slow drip of troop deployments that are probing courts’ willingness to give unlimited deference to the commander in chief — and testing workarounds when they don’t.

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Join me at The Remedy Project Fall Fundraiser

New York area friends: Join me for the gala for The Remedy Project, the amazing prison justice nonprofit that my daughter Anna founded. Tickets are cheap, great food and drinks, and a live auction too. If you are further away, you can make a donation instead. secure.everyaction.com/POPZB2QrHUeD...

Adding Value | Phenomenal World Mortgage insurance has traditionally been the method the federal government has used to induce investment in owner-occupied housing. But for multifamily rentals, the history of mortgage-insurance prog...

Mike Glass and I argue for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social that we’ve tried the #abundance incentive-based approach to housing crises before. But lack of oversight + incentives produced fraud, profiteering, and inflated rents -- and the Trump family fortune.
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RFK must go. Please contact your congresspeople about this. Ask them why RFK was allowed to unilaterally fire a senate appointee because she contacted senators – the appropriate oversight body – after the HHS secretary demanded that she break the law & betray Americans’ public health.

Not the Onion, but @wsj.com. Forward toward a data-free America.

Trump is stuck in 1989 when it comes to crime and policing.

What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance? We must mobilize now to defend our profession, not only with research and teaching but in the realm of politics and public persuasion.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and @oah.org president David Blight offers a rousing call to fight the administration's war on history: "Now we have to mobilize to defend our profession not only with research and teaching but in the realm of politics and public persuasion. And we cannot surrender!"

Opinion | Democrats, This Is Our Moment to Lead. We Can’t Blow It.

This from NY'S lieutenant governor is maybe the best take on the Democrats I've read yet (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...

Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping The report delves into the nuances of Parisian cycling culture, exploring the vibrant community of riders who navigate the city's streets

Paris urban biking DOUBLED in just one year.

“Cycling in Paris has transcended mere trendiness; it’s become a fundamental aspect of the city’s identity. Despite challenges like inclement weather, cyclists continue to flock to the streets, setting new records and reshaping the urban landscape.”

Congestion pricing by the # ‘s 6 months in:
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%

So yes this program is a SUCCESS.

How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.

This is shocking. Pure totalitarianism from DHS, and also blatantly unconstitutional.

www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Donald Trump's immigration policy (essentially to have masked men disappear 4-6% of the population) is morally reprehensible *and* deeply unpopular, a second poll this week finds.

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This is why we need the National Guard and Marines on the ground in Los Angeles? The administration is using military force to silence dissent. Stand up for the right to protest.

There is no substantive case that can be made—none—that this is just or that this is moral. Or that this is good for the United States.

Opinion | Trump is killing one of our strongest exports The president wants to balance U.S. trade deficits? He can’t do it without this industry he hates.

Now there's a memorable stat!

"Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined."

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Tariffs = economic Ivermectin.

With our two greatest presidents--George W. Bush and Donald Trump--at the helm. 👊 🇺🇸 🔥

"Let us pause there. Since 1965 NEH has distributed in grants… $6b. The FY24 budget for the National Science Foundation alone was $9.06b. (And for NEH in FY24, $211m.)

"Perhaps more tellingly, the NEH funding rate for scholars is 7% whereas for NSF grants at last report it was 25 or 26%. "

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression WASHINGTON—Warning that Americans should brace themselves for an economic “period of transition,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that a recession would be an unfortunate but necessary st...

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression

2025 in one easy diagram.

DOGE comes for the data wonks America may soon be unable to measure itself properly

For those of us who use public data for our research, DOGE's shredder is devastating. So far the Census Bureau is untouched, but given the administration's allergy to facts, I fear that it will be next. www.economist.com/united-state...

Breaking democracy: Donald J. Trump, the American far-right leader, was not disqualified to run for President by providing aid & comfort to insurrectionists, nor banned by the Senate after inciting insurrection, nor convicted for conspiring to overturn election results.

Every institution failed.