Joseph Heathcott, Author at Public Seminar

New York City’s Sunnyside Yards, and Our Urban Future

Citizens are challenging high-tech megaprojects

September 16, 2019 • by Joseph Heathcott

Welcome to contentious New York City, where real estate rules, but residents engage in feisty, concerted, and highly underfunded opposition. While real estate interests have long called the shots in this town, the reign of global finance and development capital over the urban landscape is a product of the near ...

On Not Standing for the National Anthem

On August 14, 2016 during a pre-season game, San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick remained seated while his teammates stood for the National Anthem. At first it was unclear why he stayed on the bench. But a few weeks later, Kaepernick made his reasons known to journalists, linking the anthem ...