The Chronicle by MODA Vi

A front-row seat to the ideas and events shaping how we live, work and govern.

Jun 1, 2026

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7 min read

The City Runs on What It Connects

On a recent evening at Hunter College, a popular urbanism YouTuber, a grassroots transit organizer, and a newly appointed city transportation official walked into the same room. What followed was less a fan event and more a serious civic conversation about who gets to move through New York, how fast, at what cost, and toward what future.

25 Years Later, the Frontline Has Moved Inside

May 1, 2026

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6 min read

25 Years Later, the Frontline Has Moved Inside

Twenty-five years after 9/11, a panel at the 9/11 Memorial brought together an FBI veteran, an NYPD counterterrorism chief, and a leading extremism researcher to ask a harder question than most of us want to sit with: what does public safety look like when the threat lives online?

Apr 1, 2026

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11 min read

The Social Engineer, Kevin L. Nichols

Building pathways into STEM, one student at a time.

Brazil's 2026 Election Is a Toss-Up. Here's Why It Matters.

Mar 1, 2026

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8 min read

Brazil's 2026 Election Is a Toss-Up. Here's Why It Matters.

For a think tank focused on what makes cities work, Brazil's 2026 election is a useful mirror: it's a story about what happens when institutions lose touch with how people actually live and work.