Political Currents by Ross Barkan

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1939-2023
Bang the drum slowly, play the fife lowly
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20
The Failure of Government
Eric Adams and the metrics
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2
Jann Wenner and the Problem with Poptimism
The music discourse boils over
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16
Will These Women Run Against Eric Adams?
Christine Quinn and Jessica Ramos float their trial balloons
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8
The Death of ESPN?
What a cable war means
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9
9/11 Is History Now
The leaves that are green turn to brown
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6
Apocalyptic Eric
Why does the Mayor of New York think New York is doomed?
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15
Hakeem Jeffries Counts His Votes
What an endorsement of Ilhan Omar means
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2
Barkan's Briefly Noted
Here are some books to keep an eye on
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9
The Subtle Humbling of James Dolan
A 5-year permit for Madison Square Garden is everything he didn't want
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4
August 2023
Will the MTA Sabotage Congestion Pricing?
The problem with double-tolling
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7
The New Republican Foreign Policy
Neither fascist nor trustworthy
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10
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