Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Is Caught in a Trap – The Jacobin

Brandon Johnson, like all progressive mayors, is caught in this contradiction of urban governance in America; he cannot govern without accommodating the financial, insurance, and real estate (FIRE) sectors. But he cannot accommodate the FIRE sectors and build “the safest, most affordable big city in America.”
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OldJoe
10 months ago

Elvis was caught in a trap…….

Truth in Cook County
10 months ago

The circular thinking of this “Professor” is not logical. Does he not realize what combining environmentally sustainable, Chicago union labor, and Chicago government into the construction of anything does to its cost – just drives it through the roof. Every thinking Chicagoan knows that is the outcome. Makes one question the return on investment of sending your kid to Mount Holyoke.

Irish Patriot
10 months ago

It’s not a trap, it’s an opportunity to set the city on fire, metaphorically.

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