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How the 1 Percent Rules (The Gilded City, Economy, Society)

An elite nonprofit no one’s ever heard of has turned New York into a city of tall towers and tony boulevards.

Doug Henwood
What Happened to Working-Class New York? (The Gilded City, Labor, Society)

As images of wealth abound, the struggles of ordinary workers have become invisible.

Joshua Freeman
A Wall Street State of Mind (Economics, The Gilded City, Inequality, Economy)

How a city that once celebrated seamstresses and stevedores came to admire "big swinging dicks."

Steve Fraser
Pennsylvania Station, photographed by Cervin Robinson in 1962, architecture
Dreams Built and Broken: On Ada Louise Huxtable (Architecture, Books & Arts, The Gilded City)

How an architecture critic made New York City her touchstone for discussions of public space.

Alexandra Lange
Sugar Rush and Stomachache: On 'NYC 1993' (Arts and Entertainment, Books & Arts, The Gilded City)

The New Museum tries to explain why the city's art scene changed in 1993.

Barry Schwabsky

Blogs

This Week in 'Nation' History: What New York City's Mayoral Candidates Might Learn From the Past
Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Nation has been concerned with New York City politics and governance through 32 mayors. This year's candidates could learn a lot by searching through our archives.

July 13, 2013
'God What a Simonizing Job…'
Eric Alterman

The latest Alter-review from Eric, while Reed points out the long term costs of Super Pacs.

March 23, 2012
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