Brave New Neighborhoods

<p>Fighting for First Amendment rights is as popular a pastime as ever, but just because you can get on your soapbox doesn't mean anyone will be there to listen. Town squares have emptied out as shoppers decamp for the megamalls; gated communities keep pesky signature gathering activists away; even most internet chatrooms are run by the major media companies. <em>Brave New</em><em>Neighborhood</em><em>s</em>considers what can be done to protect and revitalize our public spaces.</p> Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Weapons of the Wobblies: The Street Speaking Fights Chapter Three: The Public Forum Doctrine Chapter Four: The Mauling of Public Space Chapter Five: God, Caesar, and the Constitution Chapter Six: Brave New Neighborhoods Chapter Seven: Battery Park City Chapter Eight: Homeless Free Zones: Three Critiques Chapter Nine: Conclusion: Public Goods and Public Space Chapter Ten: Afterward: No Central Park in Cyberspace