It’s Time for Boldness, Not Retreat: Strengthen Services for Families in Need.

Stopping unnecessary, punitive child welfare investigations is the right thing to do.

Children, Families, Youth, Inequality and PovertySeth MoncreaseMarch 17, 2021UM march23-past

Make Youth Employment a Priority Now

Young people in communities hit hard by Covid-19 want to work while they learn, and help support their families.

When David Beat Goliath: The Stuy Town Story –And What It Means in Today’s New York

Does a story of middle-income renters fighting to hold onto their homes have relevance in a pandemic-era city?

Housing and HomelessnessSeth MoncreaseMarch 3, 2021UM march23-past

The Dollars and Sense of Legalizing Adult-Use Pot

Done right, legalization can redress longstanding injustices and strengthen local economies in both rural and urban communities.

Justice, Racial Equity, Inequality and PovertySeth MoncreaseFebruary 24, 2021UM march23-past

Repairing an Environmental ‘Legacy of Racism’: What the City’s Next Leaders Must Do

Green energy and green jobs: a restorative justice prescription for a healthier New York City.

Covid-19, Racial EquitySeth MoncreaseFebruary 17, 2021UM march23-past

Covid-19 and Environmental Justice: An Agenda for New York’s Next Mayor

Will the city’s next leaders right the environmental wrongs that have worsened the pandemic?

Covid-19, Racial EquitySeth MoncreaseFebruary 9, 2021UM march23-past

‘We Are Still Sick, and We Are Ready to Act’ A Covid Community Struggles to Be Born.

We write from the strange world of coronavirus recovery; we write from this time when Covid-19 in the past tense does not yet apply.

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseFebruary 3, 2021UM march23-past

Elite Schools in a Plague Year: Will Getting in Be Fairer?

How will pandemic-forced changes alter admission to many of New York City’s most sought-after secondary schools?

Covid-19, Racial Equity, EducationSeth MoncreaseJanuary 27, 2021UM march23-past

New York City Over-Pays for Health Insurance. City Workers Still Get a Bad Deal.

Despite being the Big Apple’s biggest buyer of health insurance, City government does a poor job of leveraging its market power for the benefit of workers, and taxpayers.

Racial Equity, Health careSeth MoncreaseJanuary 20, 2021UM march23-past

Five Uneasy Pieces in New York State’s Covid-Era Budget Puzzle

Here’s what to keep in mind as State officials grapple with the pandemic’s dire effects on New York State’s economy and finances.

Covid-19, EconomySeth MoncreaseJanuary 12, 2021UM march23-past

2020 Visions: Great New Fiction from The New School Community

Here are the works of fiction published during 2020 by New School faculty and graduates that caught our attention.

Seth MoncreaseDecember 15, 2020UM march23-past

Potent Writings from a Powerful Year: Great Non-Fiction Titles from The New School Community

Police violence. Climate change. Our fractured political culture. Writers associated with the New School addressed these timely issues, and more, during 2020.

Seth MoncreaseDecember 8, 2020UM march23-past

David Dinkins' Unfinished Work: Just and Effective Policing

Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins was committed to interracial democracy and just policing – values that still resonate today.

Racial Equity, JusticeSeth MoncreaseDecember 1, 2020David Dinkins, New York, UM march23-past

Covid-19’s Impact on Small Businesses, Part Two: Our Q&A with Urban Scholar Rachel Meltzer

Commercial rent regulation? Tax relief? What kind of help do New York City’s small business es, and their landlords, need?

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseNovember 24, 2020UM march23-past

Covid-19’s ‘Monumental’ Effects on Small Businesses: A Q&A with Urban Scholar Rachel Meltzer

Will small businesses survive the pandemic? And what can and should government do to help them weather the tough months ahead?

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseNovember 17, 2020UM march23-past

If Government Doesn’t Work for Black Americans, It Doesn’t Work.

Inequality harms us all. Fair and fairly enforced rules promote economic growth that is strong, stable, and broadly shared.

Racial Equity, Covid-19Seth MoncreaseNovember 11, 2020UM march23-past

The Covid Election: An Undaunted City Makes Early Voting History

Photographer Matias Campa records New Yorkers' historic early voting march to the polls.

Covid-19, PoliticsSeth MoncreaseNovember 3, 2020Photography, UM march23-past

The Pandemic Torpedoed New York City’s Budget. Now What?

In a pandemic-induced emergency, is it a good idea to give City government limited leeway to borrow to cover operating expenses?

Covid-19, EconomySeth MoncreaseOctober 28, 2020Covid-19, UM march23-past

Why Covid-19 Is a Housing Crisis, Too: A Q&A with Urbanist Alex Schwartz

The pandemic has put tenants, landlords, and local governments in a financial vise. Are there ways to ease the squeeze?

Housing and Homelessness, Covid-19Seth MoncreaseOctober 21, 2020UM march23-past

Non-Profits Led by People of Color Confront the Crises of a Watershed Year

In the current unprecedented climate, nonprofits led by people of color have become the vanguard of crisis response in their communities. Yet even as they perform urgent new work, many face profound challenges to their long-term financial stability.

Covid-19, Racial Equity, Immigrant VoicesSeth MoncreaseOctober 14, 2020UM march23-past