From your lips to the collective ears of the Greek pantheon, baby:

What projects will you pursue now that you have the funds?
There’s a project that [“The Wire” co-creator] Ed Burns wants to do that reflects on the 1880 Haymarket bombing in Chicago, which was an elemental point in terms of capital and labor in our society. There’s a book I’m working on with [longtime Simon collaborator] Bill Zorzi about the drug economy of Baltimore in the ’50s and ’60s. We’re trying to reach as many of the surviving players before they pass on. I’m working with Ed and [Baltimore Sun reporter] Dan Fesperman on beating out scripts for the history of the CIA from 1947 on. That’s a long-term project. This grant may enable me to hold onto writers for projects that aren’t greenlit yet.
And while I’m in an ecstatic trance over the thought of David Simon doing a TV show about the anarchist and labor movement, Ima link to this excellent (and very long) interview he did with Vice last year. Just because.