Biden’s feel-good State of the Union rhetoric can’t disguise the deep divides in US society
Following President Biden’s first State of the Union address this week, Glyn Robbins writes that while the speech had touches of authenticity and empathy towards the struggles of working-class people, Biden’s inability to push his policy agenda forward means his words are ultimately empty.
In-between innumerable standing ovations (I stopped counting at 40!), President Biden’s State of the Union on […]
A summer of unease and uncertainty for New York City’s housing politics
A summer of unease and uncertainty for New York City’s housing politics
In many cases the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated existing inequalities and threats experienced by those in low income communities. Reporting from New York City, Glyn Robbins looks at the city’s politics of homelessness and eviction in light of the pandemic. He writes that despite local measures like the city’s extended eviction ban, leadership on housing policy ultimately needs to […]