Mayor Bill de Blasio Declares July 6, 2015, ‘Nation Day’ Mayor Bill de Blasio Declares July 6, 2015, ‘Nation Day’
New York’s mayor has excellent taste.
Jul 5, 2015 / The Editors
Will Zephyr Teachout Run for Office Again? Will Zephyr Teachout Run for Office Again?
The anti-corruption crusader says we’re in a “once-in-a-century democratic crisis” that demands new leadership.
Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / William D. Cohan
How Andrew Cuomo Sold Out New York City Renters to a Pack of Wealthy Landlords How Andrew Cuomo Sold Out New York City Renters to a Pack of Wealthy Landlords
As protesters camp out in Albany to demand better protections for renters, lawmakers cop out on their consituents with a lukewarm rent regulation agreement.
Jun 25, 2015 / Sarah Jaffe
Congressional Democrats Introduce Ambitious New Bill to Restore the Voting Rights Act Congressional Democrats Introduce Ambitious New Bill to Restore the Voting Rights Act
Two years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the VRA. Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman John Lewis have a plan to fix that.
Jun 24, 2015 / Ari Berman
What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For
The New York State Labor Department’s fast food Wage Board this week showed why a pay raise can’t come soon enough for fast food workers.
Jun 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Can Kshama Sawant Build an Actual Socialist City in America? Can Kshama Sawant Build an Actual Socialist City in America?
First, she'll have to win rent control.
Jun 17, 2015 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe
Another City Another City
A cruel economics of forced mobility is the new planning mantra of New York City.
Jun 17, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin
These Carwashers Were Being Paid as Little as $125 a Week These Carwashers Were Being Paid as Little as $125 a Week
How everyone benefits from the merger of worker protection and sustainability in one of the city’s least-regulated industries.
Jun 12, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How to Dump Tenants and Make a Fortune How to Dump Tenants and Make a Fortune
The chaotic, abusive process through which New York City landlords turn affordable housing into luxury apartments.
The Obama Administration Is Expanding a Program to Fix Up Public Housing—Too Bad the Program Might Also Privatize It The Obama Administration Is Expanding a Program to Fix Up Public Housing—Too Bad the Program Might Also Privatize It
Is the Rental Assistance Development Program the best, flawed option for saving public housing—or a new attempt to dismantle it?
Jun 9, 2015 / Jake Blumgart