Weekly Roundup | August 23, 2026
For those new to C&C, make sure you check out's Dip's article on Mamdani's win and his first few weeks in office at Mayor of NYC. There we did a podcast on the topic, too.
Continue reading for more, including urgent crowdfund requests, additional resources to dive deeper on this week's topics, and other stories that we missed. That's all for this week!
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Marginalia
Resources to dive deeper on the topics of the week.
- Re: the Mamdani/sewer socialism piece... Jacobin has put out a whole issue on municipal socialism: the pragmatic, "bread and butter" approach that Mamdani represents. For a massively deep dive, read Claiming the City; here are some good reviews. Otherwise, some other currents of "municipalist" politics to explore are the Free Cities (this perspective is rooted in the political Right, but it's good to know how they are thinking about things), Rebel Cities, Right to the City, and Libertarian Municipalist movements. It'd be good to pair this with explorations into more autonomous actions, like various squatting movements and Occupy-style things like ZAD and the Student Intifada. Given the settler colonial context, all of these things should happen in concert with various LandBack efforts.
Other Stories Worth Knowing
News that we didn't focus on, and worthwhile angles that we missed.
- The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
- They're making record profits, but oil companies still won't 'drill, baby, drill'
- Something to chew on as we make our way through submissions: Why I Don’t Believe in Workshop Anymore
- Indigenous Group Sues to Stop Big Bend Border Wall on Religious Grounds
- Chicagoans Alleging Crimes by ICE Agents Seek Police Help After Feds ‘Fail To Act’
- Why is Illinois suddenly being hit with so many tornadoes?
- It's Never Really Been About the Birth Rate
- Leak: Top Democratic Org's “Anti-Extremism” Project Targets Left
- There’s Pretty Much No Good Way to Fight an Electric Vehicle Fire, New Study Finds
- Mutual Aid Isn’t a Handout — It’s a Framework for Resistance | Truthout
- Susu: A source of resilience in Africa and the diaspora - Freedom News
- Trump ordered to release billions in climate grants meant for Black communities | Grist
- US Army Corps approves a pipeline project it knows harms Indigenous lands | Grist
- Who's most at risk in the cyclospora outbreak? | Grist
