If We Repossessed Empty Homes, Homelessness Would Be Over If We Repossessed Empty Homes, Homelessness Would Be Over
It will need a robust Mayor and city government to take the law into their own hands; but the people would support them.
Mar 23, 2015 / Encounter / William MacDonald and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio
Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable? Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable?
The de Blasio administration unveils an ambitious plan: reduce emissions and inequality at the same time.
Sep 24, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Meet 3 Young Politicians Changing the Way New York City Works Meet 3 Young Politicians Changing the Way New York City Works
As young community leaders take office and a progressive power base grows, machine politics is losing its grip on the Big Apple.
Aug 1, 2014 / Cities Rising / Max Rivlin-Nadler
How Silicon Valley Millionaires Stole Progressivism How Silicon Valley Millionaires Stole Progressivism
In the battle against displacement in San Francisco, defenders of democracy are denounced as reactionaries, while agents of capital are lauded as revolutionaries.
Jul 15, 2014 / Feature / Zelda Bronstein
The Deadly Cost of Wall Street Greed The Deadly Cost of Wall Street Greed
Private equity firms are laying the foundation for the next financial crash in the rubble of the last one—and it’s already cost one child her life.
Jun 23, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener
Why Wall Street Firms Make Terrible Landlords Why Wall Street Firms Make Terrible Landlords
The New York real estate market has become a private equity playground, and the result has been a disaster for tenants and the market alike.
Apr 8, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener
Want a Feisty Way to Fight Foreclosures? Want a Feisty Way to Fight Foreclosures?
Local Principal Reduction provides a local solution for underwater homeowners facing foreclosure.
Feb 26, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Great Eviction The Great Eviction
The landscape of Wall Street’s creative destruction.
Aug 1, 2013 / Laura Gottesdiener
This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ
When will the feds bring big banks to justice?
May 24, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Banks on the Run (Continued) Banks on the Run (Continued)
Bank accountability activists continue to send a clear message to the big banks: “You can run, but you can’t hide.”
Apr 30, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann