Can Kshama Sawant Build an Actual Socialist City in America? Can Kshama Sawant Build an Actual Socialist City in America?
First, she'll have to win rent control.
Jun 17, 2015 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe
How to Dump Tenants and Make a Fortune How to Dump Tenants and Make a Fortune
The chaotic, abusive process through which New York City landlords turn affordable housing into luxury apartments.
Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas
Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of sick Americans without decent healthcare.
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Kai Wright
Ecuador’s Battle for Environmental Justice Against Chevron Ecuador’s Battle for Environmental Justice Against Chevron
For more than two decades, impoverished indigenous people have been seeking restitution from the oil giant for polluting their region.
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / James North
Who Killed Public Housing in New Orleans? Who Killed Public Housing in New Orleans?
After Hurricane Katrina, big developers, government bureaucrats and anti-housing ideologues pushed to destroy “Bricks.”
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Roberta Brandes Gratz
How Obama Went From Being a Peace Candidate to a War President How Obama Went From Being a Peace Candidate to a War President
Critics call him timid, but the president’s foreign policy has often been too aggressive—even at the risk of our long-term national interests.
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Sherle R. Schwenninger
How Private Contractors Have Created a Shadow NSA How Private Contractors Have Created a Shadow NSA
A new cybersecurity elite moves between government and private practice, taking state secrets with them.
May 27, 2015 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
The Key to Ending Mass Surveillance? Math. The Key to Ending Mass Surveillance? Math.
Encryption is a better safeguard of our civil liberties than the law.
May 27, 2015 / Feature / Eleanor Saitta
What Amazon Taught the Cops What Amazon Taught the Cops
Predictive policing is just another form of supply-chain efficiency.
May 27, 2015 / Feature / Ingrid Burrington
How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score
Welcome to the new Wild West of data collection without regulation.
May 27, 2015 / Feature / Astra Taylor and Jathan Sadowski