Caricatures by Tibor Gergely: 1. Georg Lukacs climbing down the ladder, from mystical metaphysics to historical materialism, 2. Karl Mannheim self-meditating with his mini-me on his lap. (—Reinhard Laube [2025], "Der Klärer. Karl Mannheim und der Kampf um die Plattform")

In case you're feeling like a cool guy this morning.

US pre- and post-tax income inequality 1950-2023. The gap between the two shows how much direct taxes reduce inequality. Pre-tax inequality has been rising non-stop since the 1970s. Taxes tempered that increase. Note the big drop during covid.

Remember the raven family that nested at St. John the Divine? Since the youngsters fledged, we've been seeing ravens landing on water towers in the neighborhood. The morning light on these two ravens' shiny black feathers made them look white. Love these neighbors! #birdcpp

I was lucky to find a window in the dense mangroves, just as sunset lit up this Roseate Spoonbill. That brilliant pink is not genetic. The color comes from its diet of carotenoid-rich organisms like shrimp and intensifies as it matures. #birds #nature #wildlife

Prairie Warbler Sparrow Rock Central Park an hour ago #birdcpp #birdwatching

Last week, "Seniors for Zohran" organized a rally at City Hall. Nearly 60% of NYC elders have no retirement income and more than a quarter million live in poverty. This is an intergenerational campaign to deliver a city where everyone can live a dignified life, at any age.

New at PB: Alexander Aviña interviews Greg about Grandin’s latest book, “America, América” (penguinpress), which examines the intellectual, economic, and political sources of Latin America’s social-rights tradition. buff.ly/UtQKyIv

Cape May Warbler in the treetops in downtown Manhattan

A rural Austrian village of 8,000 people gets 31 trains per day, while Columbus, Ohio, with a population of 913,000, receives none. We don't need a perfect rail system, but we deserve better than this.

1 of at least 2 #NashvilleWarbler this afternoon at Wildflower Meadow Central Park #birdcpp

A Purple Finch in Central Park. ❤️

is this why Pip always has cowlicks

"13,000 pieces of graffiti survive in Pompeii, roughly one piece per member of the population... one graffito self-consciously comments, "I admire you, wall, for not having collapsed from carrying the tedious scribblings of so many writers" (CIL 4.1904). antigonejournal.com/2022/03/roman-…

.Luke Savage: "Mamdani’s campaign has been both a fiercely disciplined effort in bread-and-butter left populism and a living testament to the boundless cosmopolitanism of New York City and all that makes multiracial democracy so precious and wonderful." jacobin.com/2025/11/social…

The ethnic/religious progression that is a characteristic of NYC continues! Z is first South Asian & Muslim Mayor

Lovely afternoon in FortTryonParkTrust today. #birding #autumn #birdcpp

The ruling class is panicking because Millennials and Gen Z own nothing, have nothing to lose, and no reason to defend capitalism. The promises have collapsed & the spell is broken. No amount of Cold War rhetoric & nostalgia on social media can reverse it 🔥🤝🔥🤝🔥