Theodore Hamm

Theodore Hamm, editor of The Brooklyn Rail, is an associate professor of urban studies at Metropolitan College of New York and author of
Rebel and a Cause: Caryl Chessman and the Politics of the Death
Penalty in Postwar California, 1948-1974 (California).

CitiesOctober 21, 2009

Dem Doldrums in Gotham

Whatever his party label, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s firmest loyalties are to Wall Street. Why is his Democratic opponent unwilling to forcefully challenge him on economic issues?

Theodore Hamm
Non-fictionFebruary 27, 2003

The Crawford Conundrum

Say what you will about Michael Lind, at least he’s never predictable. That is, of course, unless your prediction is that he’s once again trying to find a way to disagree with everyone else. <

Theodore Hamm
Immigration PolicyMay 16, 2002

Only the Dead Know Brooklyn

Theodore Hamm
Jails and PrisonsSeptember 23, 1999

Our Prison Complex

This past winter both Edwin Meese and Gen. Barry McCaffrey expressed surprising misgivings about the current direction of the War on Drugs.

Theodore Hamm
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Theodore Hamm

CitiesOctober 21, 2009

Whatever his party label, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s firmest loyalties are to Wall Street. Why is his Democratic opponent unwilling to forcefully challenge him on economic issues?

Non-fictionFebruary 27, 2003

Say what you will about Michael Lind, at least he’s never predictable. That is, of course, unless your prediction is that he’s once again trying to find a way to disagree with everyone else. <

Immigration PolicyMay 16, 2002

Jails and PrisonsSeptember 23, 1999

This past winter both Edwin Meese and Gen. Barry McCaffrey expressed surprising misgivings about the current direction of the War on Drugs.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.