Cities

Trump Tower

Inside Trump Tower, You Can Hardly Hear the Protesters Inside Trump Tower, You Can Hardly Hear the Protesters

A visit to the other White House offers a preview of Donald Trump’s America.

Nov 29, 2016 / Nick Turse

Utah Protesters

‘All Resistance Is Local’: A Plan of Progressive Action for the Trump Years ‘All Resistance Is Local’: A Plan of Progressive Action for the Trump Years

Here’s how states and cities can lead the fight against the Trump administration—and build a new political order.

Nov 29, 2016 / Heather Gerken, David Bollier, Gary Gerstle, and Gar Alperovitz

Donald Trump’s Looming Mass Criminalization

Donald Trump’s Looming Mass Criminalization Donald Trump’s Looming Mass Criminalization

The only way to quickly deport 3 million immigrants is to first make them into criminals—and he’ll have the tools to do so on day one.

Nov 28, 2016 / Feature / Seth Freed Wessler

Muslim Prayer Trump Protest

Muslim New Yorkers Respond with Fear, Hope, and Apathy to Trump’s Election Muslim New Yorkers Respond with Fear, Hope, and Apathy to Trump’s Election

A sense of powerlessness poses a threat to the solidarity Muslim organizations consider essential under a Trump administration.

Nov 23, 2016 / Elizabeth Whitman

Congressional Progessive Caucus

Taking It to the States Taking It to the States

State and local government is where the next generation of progressive voices will emerge.

Nov 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rudy G in Trump T

Rudolph Giuliani Can’t Stand the Constitution Rudolph Giuliani Can’t Stand the Constitution

Remember when he was mayor?  

Nov 17, 2016 / Alex S. Vitale

Steven Mnuchin

Bank Led by Trump Treasury Pick Accused of Racial Discrimination Bank Led by Trump Treasury Pick Accused of Racial Discrimination

Steven Mnuchin’s OneWest Bank allegedly violated the Fair Housing Act by redlining.

Nov 17, 2016 / David Dayen

Urban and Rural America Are Connected by Economic Refugees Like Me

Urban and Rural America Are Connected by Economic Refugees Like Me Urban and Rural America Are Connected by Economic Refugees Like Me

I watched election 2016 from Brooklyn, but I grew up a black girl in a small town.

Nov 16, 2016 / Erin Malone

Election Protesters

Can Cities Counter the Power of President-Elect Donald Trump? Can Cities Counter the Power of President-Elect Donald Trump?

As the federal government turns toward nationalism, local governments will become crucial beacons of pluralism.

Nov 14, 2016 / Benjamin Barber

Anti-Islamophobia protest

We Can Fight Back Against Trump’s Islamophobia We Can Fight Back Against Trump’s Islamophobia

These cities show how strategic legislation can fight anti-Muslim hate.

Nov 8, 2016 / P.E. Moskowitz

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