The Struggle to Save Berkeley’s People’s Park The Struggle to Save Berkeley’s People’s Park
After a police raid in early January, razor wire was erected and homeless residents removed. “This is, unfortunately, something that’s not unique to Berkeley.”
Feb 12, 2024 / StudentNation / Shaanth Nanguneri
Sacramento Keeps Throwing Money at Its Housing Crisis. It’s Not Getting Any Better. Sacramento Keeps Throwing Money at Its Housing Crisis. It’s Not Getting Any Better.
The city and the county have been at odds over policy to address the problem. Meanwhile, encampments keep springing up.
Feb 2, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky
Should People’s Park Be Consigned to the Ash Heap of History? Should People’s Park Be Consigned to the Ash Heap of History?
Many argue that after five decades of resisting the University of California’s repeated attempts to reclaim the park, it’s time to let go of the past and move on. We disagree.
Jan 31, 2024 / Steve Wasserman, Paul Glusman, Judy Gumbo Albert, and Tom Dalzell
In Ithaca, Climate Change Is Making Gentrification Worse In Ithaca, Climate Change Is Making Gentrification Worse
Revised FEMA flood maps significantly broadened risk zones enveloping the Southside neighborhood, which has provided Black residents with a sense of community for more than 150 ye...
Jan 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Meher Bhatia
How Students in Seattle Got More School Counselors—Paid for by the City’s Wealthiest Corporations How Students in Seattle Got More School Counselors—Paid for by the City’s Wealthiest Corporations
Local politicians said it couldn't be done. The Seattle Times said it shouldn't be done. The students stuck to their demands and proved them wrong.
Jan 19, 2024 / Natalya McConnell
California’s Urban “Doom Loop” California’s Urban “Doom Loop”
The West Coast’s major cities are overrun with empty office space—all while the homeless population keeps growing.
Jan 5, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—From Covid Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—From Covid
If we want to mitigate the great existential threats to our survival—from microbes to the warming planet—we’re going to need bolder thinking than “getting back to normal.”
Dec 27, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
We Need to Modify—Not Trash—Oregon’s Trailblazing Drug Decriminalization Law We Need to Modify—Not Trash—Oregon’s Trailblazing Drug Decriminalization Law
Measure 110 made Oregon the first in country to decriminalize all drugs. The law was poorly implemented and should be changed, not discarded.
Dec 22, 2023 / Column / Sasha Abramsky