Minneapolis Has Long Been Fractured by Racial Inequity. Can a New Mayor Change That? Minneapolis Has Long Been Fractured by Racial Inequity. Can a New Mayor Change That?
Mayor Betsy Hodges wants to make Minneapolis live up to its progressive hype.
Sep 3, 2014 / Cities Rising / Gabriel Thompson
The View The View
How Michael Bloomberg turned architecture into a sixty-four-ounce Coke.
Sep 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin
For the Sake of Michael Brown For the Sake of Michael Brown
We believe it is because not nearly enough capable people with resources in this region have heeded our pleas that we have reached this crisis point of complete breakdown. We need ...
Aug 22, 2014 / The St. Louis American Editorial Board
From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America
Lessons from Missouri should steer us toward new national policies and an embrace of policing that respects civil liberties.
Aug 15, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
The Constitutional Crisis in Ferguson, Missouri The Constitutional Crisis in Ferguson, Missouri
Why has the response to Michael Brown’s murder been to crack down on dissent and arrest journalists?
Aug 14, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
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
Detroit’s Fight for Water Rights Is Showing How to Battle (and Beat) Austerity Detroit’s Fight for Water Rights Is Showing How to Battle (and Beat) Austerity
Officials have temporarily suspended water shutoffs, and activists are working to create permanent protections for low-income families.
Jul 22, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Standing Up to Disaster Capitalism in Detroit Standing Up to Disaster Capitalism in Detroit
Unions, community and religious groups organize to prioritize the interests of working families over the interests of Wall Street bankers.
Jul 17, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
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
No Water For Motown: Why Detroit Is Denying Its Citizens This Basic Human Right No Water For Motown: Why Detroit Is Denying Its Citizens This Basic Human Right
The Detroit Water and Sewage Department plans to shut off water for delinquent customers at a rate of 1,500 to 3,000 this summer.
Jul 11, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel