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 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
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
The Poor People’s Campaign Calls Out ‘Policy Violence’ The Poor People’s Campaign Calls Out ‘Policy Violence’
The campaign wants to advance a new understanding of poverty as a traumatic experience inflicted by policy-makers.
Oct 16, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann
Amsterdam Is Fighting for Its Soul. Can a Progressive New Government Save It? Amsterdam Is Fighting for Its Soul. Can a Progressive New Government Save It?
The new city government has big ambitions—but the challenges could prove even bigger.
Oct 2, 2018 / Cities Rising / Sebastiaan Faber
Our Housing-Voucher Program Is Broken Our Housing-Voucher Program Is Broken
Landlords regularly refuse to rent to voucher holders, defeating the point of the program.
Sep 27, 2018 / Michelle Chen
‘Overtourism’ Is Driving Europeans Crazy ‘Overtourism’ Is Driving Europeans Crazy
Is anti-tourist sentiment code for classism, racism, and xenophobia, or a legitimate concern over a city's capacity to accommodate visitors?
Sep 12, 2018 / Jessica Loudis
There’s an Easy Way to Create Affordable Housing—We Just Need to Make it Happen There’s an Easy Way to Create Affordable Housing—We Just Need to Make it Happen
This fall, California will vote on an initiative that could reshape the state’s housing market.
Aug 22, 2018 / Brave New Films
These Tenants Are Leading the Largest Rent Strike in LA History These Tenants Are Leading the Largest Rent Strike in LA History
Residents of three buildings in Central Los Angeles are refusing to pay rent until their landlord agrees to fair rent increases.
Aug 20, 2018 / Cities Rising / Armando Aparicio and David Zlutnick
These Democratic Socialists Aren’t Just Targeting Incumbent Politicians These Democratic Socialists Aren’t Just Targeting Incumbent Politicians
They’re going after slumlords and real-estate speculators.
Aug 10, 2018 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
Lessons From the Death of Seattle’s ‘Amazon’ Tax Lessons From the Death of Seattle’s ‘Amazon’ Tax
A strong housing movement needs strong politicians as allies.
Jun 22, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias