@dlondonwortel.bsky.social
Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Bard. Under contract with UChicago Press for "The Menace of Prosperity." Economic history. http://Publicspaced.com https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo247855479.html - www.publicspaced.com
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If you type "Democrats aren't in power so they can't do anything" in my mentions I will block you into the fucking sun
January 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
If you type "Democrats aren't in power so they can't do anything" in my mentions I will block you into the fucking sun
Governing from the left requires more than the moral clarity of a single progressive administration:
It requires building an infrastructure that prepares the ground for the next one.
Zohran, take note.
My latest for @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
It requires building an infrastructure that prepares the ground for the next one.
Zohran, take note.
My latest for @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Zohran Mamdani Must Not Give Good Intentions a Bad Name
John Lindsay expanded welfare, civil rights, and public spending—yet left New Yorkers politically disarmed. Zohran Mamdani should learn the lessons of his mayoralty.
www.thenation.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Governing from the left requires more than the moral clarity of a single progressive administration:
It requires building an infrastructure that prepares the ground for the next one.
Zohran, take note.
My latest for @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
It requires building an infrastructure that prepares the ground for the next one.
Zohran, take note.
My latest for @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Anyone going to the Zohran inauguration/afterparty? Let’s meet up!
December 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Anyone going to the Zohran inauguration/afterparty? Let’s meet up!
Hysterical campaign slogans from Gershwin's 1931 political farce "Of Thee I Sing"
December 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hysterical campaign slogans from Gershwin's 1931 political farce "Of Thee I Sing"
Vaudeville was the theatrical equivalent of TikTok: short bits of entertainment with little thematic, character or plot development.
Similar formats dominated most 19th-century stages.
The holistically unified work of art is a recent - and perhaps passing - development.
Similar formats dominated most 19th-century stages.
The holistically unified work of art is a recent - and perhaps passing - development.
December 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Vaudeville was the theatrical equivalent of TikTok: short bits of entertainment with little thematic, character or plot development.
Similar formats dominated most 19th-century stages.
The holistically unified work of art is a recent - and perhaps passing - development.
Similar formats dominated most 19th-century stages.
The holistically unified work of art is a recent - and perhaps passing - development.
A terrific review of my new NYC history book "The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development" is in @jacobinmag.bsky.social today!
It's for subscribers only - but let me know if you'd like a copy ;)
It's for subscribers only - but let me know if you'd like a copy ;)
December 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A terrific review of my new NYC history book "The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development" is in @jacobinmag.bsky.social today!
It's for subscribers only - but let me know if you'd like a copy ;)
It's for subscribers only - but let me know if you'd like a copy ;)
I've been going hard on partyism lately, but this is the pièce de résistance.
A new para-party can combine our era's hyper-politicization with grassroots organizing and civic engagement.
The DSA must be that party.
socialistregister.com/index.php/sr...
A new para-party can combine our era's hyper-politicization with grassroots organizing and civic engagement.
The DSA must be that party.
socialistregister.com/index.php/sr...
View of Organized for Democracy? Left Challenges Inside the Democratic Party
socialistregister.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I've been going hard on partyism lately, but this is the pièce de résistance.
A new para-party can combine our era's hyper-politicization with grassroots organizing and civic engagement.
The DSA must be that party.
socialistregister.com/index.php/sr...
A new para-party can combine our era's hyper-politicization with grassroots organizing and civic engagement.
The DSA must be that party.
socialistregister.com/index.php/sr...
Had a great interview with the @TheIndypendent about my new book "The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development" and lessons for Zohran's administration.
Check it out here!
indypendent.org/2025/12/nycs...
Check it out here!
indypendent.org/2025/12/nycs...
December 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Had a great interview with the @TheIndypendent about my new book "The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development" and lessons for Zohran's administration.
Check it out here!
indypendent.org/2025/12/nycs...
Check it out here!
indypendent.org/2025/12/nycs...
A terrific review of my new NYC history book "The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development" is in @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social today!
It's for subscribers only - but let me know if you'd like a copy ;)
jacobin.com/2025/12/the-...
It's for subscribers only - but let me know if you'd like a copy ;)
jacobin.com/2025/12/the-...
The City the Rich Built — and Broke
A new history traces how elite-driven development made New York richer on paper and poorer in practice.
jacobin.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A terrific review of my new NYC history book "The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development" is in @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social today!
It's for subscribers only - but let me know if you'd like a copy ;)
jacobin.com/2025/12/the-...
It's for subscribers only - but let me know if you'd like a copy ;)
jacobin.com/2025/12/the-...
Had a great interview with The Indypendent about lessons Zohran can learn from NYC's economic history.
Check it out here!
indypendent.org/2025/12/nycs...
Check it out here!
indypendent.org/2025/12/nycs...
NYC’s Boom and Bust Economy: Why Elite-Driven Growth Undermines the City’s Economic Stability
What can history can teach Zohran about broad based prosperity? Historian Daniel Wortel-London explains.
indypendent.org
December 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Had a great interview with The Indypendent about lessons Zohran can learn from NYC's economic history.
Check it out here!
indypendent.org/2025/12/nycs...
Check it out here!
indypendent.org/2025/12/nycs...
Every single one of you must read this book.
December 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Every single one of you must read this book.
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Glad to be referenced in this @jewishcurrents.bsky.social essay by the great Samuel Stein!
jewishcurrents.org/zohran-mamda...
jewishcurrents.org/zohran-mamda...
Zohran Mamdani Vs. the Real Estate State
Can the mayor-elect overcome the snares being set for his affordable housing agenda?
jewishcurrents.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Glad to be referenced in this @jewishcurrents.bsky.social essay by the great Samuel Stein!
jewishcurrents.org/zohran-mamda...
jewishcurrents.org/zohran-mamda...
Wrong take: mediocre white men don’t deserve tenure track humanities jobs in academia.
Correct take: from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.
Correct take: from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.
December 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Wrong take: mediocre white men don’t deserve tenure track humanities jobs in academia.
Correct take: from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.
Correct take: from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.
"As the prospect of a Mamdani mayoralty becomes reality, city hall staffers would benefit from reading Wortel-London’s cautionary tale of what happens if a city refuses to confront the vested interests holding it for ransom."
A review of my new book from @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
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A review of my new book from @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
.
December 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"As the prospect of a Mamdani mayoralty becomes reality, city hall staffers would benefit from reading Wortel-London’s cautionary tale of what happens if a city refuses to confront the vested interests holding it for ransom."
A review of my new book from @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
.
A review of my new book from @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
.
The great @bradlander.bsky.social is the newest reader of my nyc history book “The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1865-1981.”
Can’t wait to hear his thoughts!
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Can’t wait to hear his thoughts!
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The great @bradlander.bsky.social is the newest reader of my nyc history book “The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1865-1981.”
Can’t wait to hear his thoughts!
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Can’t wait to hear his thoughts!
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Amazing review of my book "The Menace of Prosperity" in the new issue of @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Amazing review of my book "The Menace of Prosperity" in the new issue of @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
Found my book “the menace of prosperity” at @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social!
Near @masonbwilliams.bsky.social’s masterpiece, appropriately/alphabetically enough.
Near @masonbwilliams.bsky.social’s masterpiece, appropriately/alphabetically enough.
December 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Found my book “the menace of prosperity” at @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social!
Near @masonbwilliams.bsky.social’s masterpiece, appropriately/alphabetically enough.
Near @masonbwilliams.bsky.social’s masterpiece, appropriately/alphabetically enough.
It is worth noting that in the 1930s, the United States diverged from a global trend toward right-wing extremism owing in large measure to the rapid and visible successes of the New Deal.
In the years after the 2008 crash, it did not.
- Eric Rauchway
In the years after the 2008 crash, it did not.
- Eric Rauchway
December 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It is worth noting that in the 1930s, the United States diverged from a global trend toward right-wing extremism owing in large measure to the rapid and visible successes of the New Deal.
In the years after the 2008 crash, it did not.
- Eric Rauchway
In the years after the 2008 crash, it did not.
- Eric Rauchway
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You can’t build an affordable city atop a regressive economy.
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
Zohran Mamdani Can Reduce New York’s Dependence on the Rich
Time and again, New York City’s dependence on the rich and private corporations has led it into fiscal crisis. As mayor, Zohran Mamdani has the opportunity to start building an economic base that bett...
jacobin.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
You can’t build an affordable city atop a regressive economy.
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
You can’t build an affordable city atop a regressive economy.
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
Zohran Mamdani Can Reduce New York’s Dependence on the Rich
Time and again, New York City’s dependence on the rich and private corporations has led it into fiscal crisis. As mayor, Zohran Mamdani has the opportunity to start building an economic base that bett...
jacobin.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
You can’t build an affordable city atop a regressive economy.
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
Excited that my book "The Menace of Prosperity" will be reviewed by @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social for their first issue of 2026!
And that they'll be featuring my review of the gloriously idiosyncratic "Sonnets for my city" by Arthur C. Holden.
Be sure to subscribe :)
nyra.nyc
And that they'll be featuring my review of the gloriously idiosyncratic "Sonnets for my city" by Arthur C. Holden.
Be sure to subscribe :)
nyra.nyc
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nyra.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Excited that my book "The Menace of Prosperity" will be reviewed by @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social for their first issue of 2026!
And that they'll be featuring my review of the gloriously idiosyncratic "Sonnets for my city" by Arthur C. Holden.
Be sure to subscribe :)
nyra.nyc
And that they'll be featuring my review of the gloriously idiosyncratic "Sonnets for my city" by Arthur C. Holden.
Be sure to subscribe :)
nyra.nyc
As Zohran prepares to enter office, we should learn from the radicalism of "Red" Ken Livingston's Greater London Council - and their efforts to transform London's economy in the interests of its working people - today.
Read my article here for Tribune.
tribunemag.co.uk/2022/09/glc-...
Read my article here for Tribune.
tribunemag.co.uk/2022/09/glc-...
Building a People’s Economy in London
In the 1980s, a group of radical economists, planners, and activists in the GLC set out to transform London’s economy in the interest of its working class – with achievements and limitations we can le...
tribunemag.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
As Zohran prepares to enter office, we should learn from the radicalism of "Red" Ken Livingston's Greater London Council - and their efforts to transform London's economy in the interests of its working people - today.
Read my article here for Tribune.
tribunemag.co.uk/2022/09/glc-...
Read my article here for Tribune.
tribunemag.co.uk/2022/09/glc-...
Stoppard and Sondheim - how numbingly flat our world is without them, crushed in a culture devoid of craft and wit and intelligence.
But surrender is not an option.
But surrender is not an option.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Stoppard and Sondheim - how numbingly flat our world is without them, crushed in a culture devoid of craft and wit and intelligence.
But surrender is not an option.
But surrender is not an option.
Every bad current within the Left can be viewed as the price paid for some other bad current.
“Political correctness” was a manifestation of postmodernism, which was a reaction to another set of bad politics.
-Noel Ignatiev
blog.pmpress.org/2019/09/05/t...
Thoughts?
“Political correctness” was a manifestation of postmodernism, which was a reaction to another set of bad politics.
-Noel Ignatiev
blog.pmpress.org/2019/09/05/t...
Thoughts?
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Every bad current within the Left can be viewed as the price paid for some other bad current.
“Political correctness” was a manifestation of postmodernism, which was a reaction to another set of bad politics.
-Noel Ignatiev
blog.pmpress.org/2019/09/05/t...
Thoughts?
“Political correctness” was a manifestation of postmodernism, which was a reaction to another set of bad politics.
-Noel Ignatiev
blog.pmpress.org/2019/09/05/t...
Thoughts?