JW Mason
@JWMason1
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I'm posting on Bluesky these days.
Joined September 2023
If I lived in Chicago, I would absolutely not miss this event for my old friend's Ben Balthaser's new book on the history of Jewish anti-Zionism.
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RT @70sBachchan: Mamdani momentum is juicing up left energies across the US. A program for governing New York should begin with @JWMason….
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What distinguishes Zohran Mamdani's socialism is not its aims. It’s his willingness to take seriously the problem of how to get there.
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RT @ElvinBen: Instead of more discourse about college applications, this is a meaty article about some of @ZohranKMamdani’s proposals by @J….
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What distinguishes Zohran Mamdani's socialism is not its aims. It’s his willingness to take seriously the problem of how to get there.
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RT @perrybaconjr: Of the several dozen Mamdani pieces I have read in the last few weeks, this one from @JWMason1 is perhaps the best. Give….
dissentmagazine.org
What distinguishes Zohran Mamdani's socialism is not its aims. It’s his willingness to take seriously the problem of how to get there.
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RT @centrocfurtado: 🔈 TV CICEF Trump volta, Kamala não: por que o governo com bons números perdeu força? | Assista agora - Pílula com JW Ma….
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RT @DissentMag: Whether or not free buses are the ideal transit policy, they will ease the path toward other, perhaps more ambitious, impro….
dissentmagazine.org
What distinguishes Zohran Mamdani's socialism is not its aims. It’s his willingness to take seriously the problem of how to get there.
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RT @sweeneyr82: Good piece on NYC housing challenges. Land use reform in addition to public housing/rent reg. as a fundamental left goal.
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RT @sandeepvaheesan: "Legibility, simplicity, and universality are underrated virtues in policymaking.".
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RT @EricLevitz: Imo, @JWMason1's take on housing policy here is pretty sensible and Zohran/other progressives on the city council (+state l….
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In Brooklyn, it's the 4th of July; in Brooklyn, it's still America.
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RT @of_arbys: This article is a must read for anyone who is confused by Zohran's housing policy. Since he launched his campaign this seemed….
dissentmagazine.org
What distinguishes Zohran Mamdani's socialism is not its aims. It’s his willingness to take seriously the problem of how to get there.
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RT @zahed: "Mamdani’s agenda will face serious obstacles. But a massive wave of new voters doesn’t just carry you into office. It shifts th….
dissentmagazine.org
What distinguishes Zohran Mamdani's socialism is not its aims. It’s his willingness to take seriously the problem of how to get there.
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RT @AlexSJacquez: Great piece by @Groundwork Senior Fellow @JWMason1 on how @ZohranKMamdani can use zoning reform, municipal financing, and….
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I have a new piece in Dissent, with some preliminary thoughts on what delivering on Zohran's agenda will look like in practice.
dissentmagazine.org
What distinguishes Zohran Mamdani's socialism is not its aims. It’s his willingness to take seriously the problem of how to get there.
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RT @BigMeanInternet: Israel is intentionally starving babies to death. Hard to think of a worse thing to say about a society.
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I put a longer version of my piece on state and local budgets in the next recession up on my blog. Here is the conclusion.
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My latest in Barron's: How fast the economy recovers from the next downturn may depend on what happens to state and local budgets.
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State and local governments pulled back on spending in the last recession. The Fed can help, J.W. Mason writes in a guest commentary.
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