Do progressive municipal leaders want their cities to fail?

Maybe they are nurturing the crisis to push through with their singular vision to cure all of mankind’s ills

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In 2017, Seattleites nearly elected a slam poet as mayor. The 31-year-old biracial, queer, poetry artist and community organizer named Nikkita Oliver came in a close third to be the city’s top executive. While on the campaign trail at a slam poetry club, Oliver said the best way to push back against the Trump administ…