These Cities Are About to Make It Harder for Landlords to Evict People These Cities Are About to Make It Harder for Landlords to Evict People
Their plan? Provide access to lawyers for as many low-income renters as possible.
Aug 28, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
Can these Cities Block Texas’s Vile Anti-Immigrant Agenda? Can these Cities Block Texas’s Vile Anti-Immigrant Agenda?
A massive urban resistance is working to stop SB 4 from taking effect in the Lone Star State.
Aug 17, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
These Cities Are Putting Our Fractious Federal Government to Shame These Cities Are Putting Our Fractious Federal Government to Shame
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Denver to Minneapolis.
Jul 31, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
Imagine a Campaign-Finance System That’s the Opposite of Today’s Dark-Money Monster Imagine a Campaign-Finance System That’s the Opposite of Today’s Dark-Money Monster
Seattle just created it.
Jul 26, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
How a Small City Took On a Financial Giant—and Reclaimed Its Most Precious Resource How a Small City Took On a Financial Giant—and Reclaimed Its Most Precious Resource
After a protracted fight with the Carlyle Group, Missoula’s water is finally in the hands of the people.
Jul 5, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
These Cities Might Just Save the Country These Cities Might Just Save the Country
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Atlantic City to Miami Beach.
Jun 30, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
Even Republican Mayors Are Rejecting Trump’s Energy Policies Even Republican Mayors Are Rejecting Trump’s Energy Policies
From Aspen to Abita Springs, cities are committing to running on 100 percent renewable energy.
Jun 12, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
These Cities Aren’t Waiting for Trump to Self-Destruct. They’re Fighting Back Now. These Cities Aren’t Waiting for Trump to Self-Destruct. They’re Fighting Back Now.
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Los Angeles to El Paso.
May 31, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
This City Helped Pioneer the Fight for $15. Can It Revolutionize Housing Rights? This City Helped Pioneer the Fight for $15. Can It Revolutionize Housing Rights?
Seattle renters are mad as hell—and they’re not going to take it anymore.
May 30, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
What if People Owned the Banks, Instead of Wall Street? What if People Owned the Banks, Instead of Wall Street?
From Seattle to Santa Fe, cities are at the center of a movement to create publicly owned banks.
May 22, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias