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Excursus on the History of New York

The Machine Breaks Down

John Ganz
Jan 20, 2023
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Manhattan Nocturne, Armin Landeck (1938)

I’m still working on the follow-up to my notes on the concept of “political capitalism” piece, but I am currently working on a chapter for my book about New York City politics that intersects a lot with both the Riley and Brenner theses and the recent things I’ve written about rackets and the mob, so I thought I’…

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