Author: Siya Hegde

Siya Hegde (she/her) is a New York City-based human rights lawyer, writer, and musician. A proud descendent of freedom fighters of the Goa liberation movement, she began her career as a civil public defender in the Bronx and currently works at a homelessness advocacy organization.

Abolition for Affordability

The Police-Friendly Left & the Affordability Crisis

By: Siya Hegde, kim thomas, D. Michael DurhamApril 29, 2026

That people cannot afford their lives is the designed outcome of an economic system that hoards resources for billionaires, exploiting workers to insulate the overwhelmingly white ruling class.

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