Newark and Mayor Ras Baraka

Is the subject of a good article in the New Yorker, Ras Baraka's Reasonable Radicalism.  Particularly interesting points are (1) dealing with activist roots and running a city, (2) dealing with police as a safety measure and more broadly in public safety, and (3) he's running for Governor of New Jersey.  Plus his activist pedigree as a son of Amiri Baraka.

WRT (1), this is always a challenge for activists, standing for something but also being able to work within government systems to get things done.  He seems to be particularly good at this.

I always forget that he had been a school principal, which probably helps a lot.