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A homeless family

An already-bleak housing and homelessness situation is about to get a lot worse.

New York’s housing crisis has pushed hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers underground.

Bloomberg

The state of the city isn't quite as wonderful as the mayor claims.

A writer navigates the empty streets and boarded-up businesses of his childhood.

Enterprise lot

It seems unbelievable, but land dedicated to the VA for housing veterans has been denied to them—and LA has more homeless vets than any city in America.

Phoenix

The city is at the crossroads of climate change—and, for a host of reasons, an unsustainable future. 

Glenn Harris discusses the goals and tactics of Seattle's unique "Race and Social Justice Initiative."

San Francisco

Life on San Francisco’s streets for women over 50 is filled with hardships, small and large.

California flag

Local and state governments are gaining the ability to restore basic services and infrastructure.

For Yolanda Andrews, losing her house would mean losing everything. That's why she's standing up to predatory banking.

Blogs

Amid speculation about the bombing, a great city and its people are responding to tragedy with a strength that is the stuff of poetry.

April 16, 2013

For men of color in New York, getting stopped-and-frisked is a daily reality. Will the courts do anything to change it? 

April 5, 2013

The fight in LA to house homeless disabled veterans—on land donated to the government for them—has moved to the courts.

March 25, 2013

The Republican governor seeks to give an “emergency manager,” not elected officials, authority over the city.

March 6, 2013

There is a special place reserved for the late New York City mayor in gay hell.

February 2, 2013

Seattle’s one-of-a-kind city program holds all public officials accountable for racial equity.

January 28, 2013

Two interviews have new resonance since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

December 20, 2012

From public housing to living wages, how can New York rebuild as a more equal, just city? 

December 7, 2012

The stakes of the fiscal showdown couldn’t be higher for people who depend on affordable housing.

November 30, 2012

NYC public housing residents call for a cancellation of rent following Hurricane Sandy and loss of basic services.

November 27, 2012