Vehicle Residency: Homelessness We Struggle to Talk About Vehicle Residency: Homelessness We Struggle to Talk About
Rendered statistically invisible and targeted by restrictive laws, those living in cars are the fastest-growing segment of the unhoused US population.
Nov 11, 2021 / Thacher Schmid
“The Worst Prison in New York State” “The Worst Prison in New York State”
The situation at Rikers is bad, but at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum security facility more than 200 miles north of New York City, it’s worse.
Nov 10, 2021 / Victoria Law
India Walton Lost, but She Started Something That Could Last India Walton Lost, but She Started Something That Could Last
The people and energy her campaign inspired aren’t going away.
Nov 5, 2021 / JoAnn Wypijewski
While Democrats Flounder, Los Angeles Looks Ahead While Democrats Flounder, Los Angeles Looks Ahead
The city’s new UBI program shows an ambition and ingenuity sorely lacking in today’s politics.
Nov 5, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Give a Giant Gift to Gun Nuts The Supreme Court Is Poised to Give a Giant Gift to Gun Nuts
Yesterday, the nation’s highest court heard the most significant Second Amendment case in a decade, and it did not bode well for gun control.
Nov 4, 2021 / Elie Mystal
COP26: The Clock Is Ticking COP26: The Clock Is Ticking
The climate conference in Glasgow kicks off.
Nov 4, 2021 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
What if City Governments Paid Reparations? What if City Governments Paid Reparations?
Evanston, Ill., will lead the way in December, when it awards Black residents the first reparations provided by a municipal government.
Nov 2, 2021 / Mattea Kramer
Meet the Socialist Candidate for NYC Mayor Meet the Socialist Candidate for NYC Mayor
Front-runner Eric Adams, who is all but certain to win the New York City mayoral race Tuesday, is facing a field of rivals, including Cathy Rojas, a public school teacher from Quee...
Nov 1, 2021 / John Nichols
India Walton Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere India Walton Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere
Buffalo’s transformation is the fruit of years of struggle.
Oct 19, 2021 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski
Poverty Can Happen to Anyone Poverty Can Happen to Anyone
Our new podcast, Going for Broke, lets Americans living on the edge have the last word.
Oct 18, 2021 / Podcast / Ray Suarez