Affordable housing

California Housing

Liberal America’s Single-Family Hypocrisy Liberal America’s Single-Family Hypocrisy

Increasing the density of America’s cities is a crucial part of progressive city planning.

May 8, 2019 / Benjamin Schneider

Washington, DC in 2012

DC’s Leaders Shouldn’t Wait to Prioritize Racial Equity DC’s Leaders Shouldn’t Wait to Prioritize Racial Equity

Activists in Washington say the mayor’s proposed budget would worsen disinvestment in black communities.

May 7, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Rural homelessness

The ‘Hidden’ Crisis of Rural Homelessness The ‘Hidden’ Crisis of Rural Homelessness

Until the federal government tackles rural homelessness as a distinct issue, the problem will only get worse.

Mar 28, 2019 / Jake Bittle

Berlin Gentrification

Berlin’s Radical Housing Activists Aren’t Afraid of Expropriations Berlin’s Radical Housing Activists Aren’t Afraid of Expropriations

Germany’s hippest city is debating whether to seize 200,000 homes from landlords and turn them into social housing.

Mar 27, 2019 / Lukas Hermsmeier

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What Happens When Gentrification Comes to a Postindustrial City? What Happens When Gentrification Comes to a Postindustrial City?

New development in Worcester, Massachusetts, threatens the city’s poorest.

Jan 30, 2019 / Maia Hibbett

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Why Fixing Potholes Is Key to This Mayor’s Radical Political Agenda Why Fixing Potholes Is Key to This Mayor’s Radical Political Agenda

A conversation with Chokwe Antar Lumumba about poverty, race, and building a “dignity economy.”

Dec 13, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

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All of a Sudden, Politicians Are Ready to Tackle America’s Housing Crisis All of a Sudden, Politicians Are Ready to Tackle America’s Housing Crisis

Upstart candidates and 2020 presidential hopefuls alike are putting the perennially ignored issue at the top of the agenda.

Nov 20, 2018 / Bryce Covert

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The Scam at the Heart of New York’s Amazon Deal The Scam at the Heart of New York’s Amazon Deal

New York is struggling with competing housing, education, and transit crises. So why is it giving billions to a voracious mega-monopoly?

Nov 19, 2018 / Jarrett Murphy

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Election Day Brought Thrilling Victory—and Devastating Defeat—to the Housing Movement Election Day Brought Thrilling Victory—and Devastating Defeat—to the Housing Movement

Activists won some crucial initiatives, but the real-estate industry spent massively to sink others.

Nov 9, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias

Cuomo Housing Protest

Tenants Are Fighting Eviction Before It Starts Tenants Are Fighting Eviction Before It Starts

A Certificate of No Harassment could become tenants’ preemptive strike against predatory developers encircling their neighborhoods.

Oct 17, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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