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February 28, 2018
Progressive Change Is Rocking One of the Most Unlikely Places in Philadelphia—the DA’s Office
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Philly to Kansas City and beyond.
Jimmy Tobias
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February 9, 2018
A New Housing-Rights Movement Has the Real-Estate Industry Running Scared
In cities across the country, tenants are demanding robust regulations to keep rents affordable and stop unjust evictions.
Jimmy Tobias
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January 29, 2018
Meet the Candidate Running to Fix Michigan’s Brutal Housing Policies
Abdul El-Sayed would be the first Muslim-American governor in US history.
David Dayen
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January 16, 2018
From Seattle to St. Petersburg: Highlights of the Urban Resistance, Year 1
During the darkness of Trump’s first year, cities helped lead the fight for immigrants’ rights, racial justice, and fundamental equality.
Jimmy Tobias
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December 1, 2017
Long Sacrosanct, the Mortgage-Interest Deduction Comes Under Scrutiny
But Republicans want to funnel savings to the rich—not renters, who could use the help.
Bryce Covert
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November 17, 2017
Is This the Most Radical Mayor in America?
Chokwe Antar Lumumba has an audacious plan to make Jackson, Mississippi, the “most radical city on the planet.”
D.D. Guttenplan
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October 9, 2017
How Tenants’ Rights Are Flourishing—Right in Trump’s New Backyard
DC is home to some of the country’s most progressive efforts to keep housing affordable.
Jimmy Tobias
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October 4, 2017
New York’s Mayor Says He’s Got a Plan to Help Solve the City’s Housing Crisis
So why are housing advocates up in arms?
Jarrett Murphy
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June 29, 2017
Jason Chaffetz’s Pity Party Is Everything That Is Wrong With a 1 Percent Congress
The Utah congressman has turned his housing situation into a multiyear political stunt—while voting to gut the safety net.
Helaine Olen
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May 30, 2017
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.
Jimmy Tobias