Yolanda Andrews: The Home Defenders League Is Fighting Back Yolanda Andrews: The Home Defenders League Is Fighting Back
For Yolanda Andrews, losing her house would mean losing everything. That's why she's standing up to predatory banking.
Dec 5, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness
The stakes of the fiscal showdown couldn’t be higher for people who depend on affordable housing.
Nov 30, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
‘No Services, No Rent’: NYCHA Residents Call For Action in Sandy’s Wake ‘No Services, No Rent’: NYCHA Residents Call For Action in Sandy’s Wake
NYC public housing residents call for a cancellation of rent following Hurricane Sandy and loss of basic services.
Nov 27, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Americans Want to Raise the Minimum Wage Americans Want to Raise the Minimum Wage
A raise would reduce inequality and boost the economy. Why won’t lawmakers act?
Nov 15, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Called to Work During Superstorm Sandy, Tribeca Parking Attendant Drowned Called to Work During Superstorm Sandy, Tribeca Parking Attendant Drowned
Anthony Nahr, a Ghanaian immigrant, died in a garage adjoining a celebrity-filled luxury apartment building in Tribeca.
Nov 13, 2012 / Lizzy Ratner
If We Ignore Climate Change, We’re All on a Sinking Ship If We Ignore Climate Change, We’re All on a Sinking Ship
If there was ever a response to Mitt Romney’s smug RNC laugh line about climate change—or to Obama’s failure to address it—Hurricane Sandy delivered.
Nov 8, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Occupy Sandy Efforts Highlight Need for Solidarity, Not Charity Occupy Sandy Efforts Highlight Need for Solidarity, Not Charity
Occupy Sandy, the grassroots relief effort started by Occupy Wall Street, has been helping individuals when traditional aid groups and organizations have failed to show up.
Nov 5, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
My Chat With Mayor Bloomberg My Chat With Mayor Bloomberg
Mayor Mike said he would bet 25 cents on Obama winning, but not 50.
Nov 5, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Goldman Sachs Building Is Bright, but Occupy Shines Goldman Sachs Building Is Bright, but Occupy Shines
A report from Downtown Manhattan, and a Hurricane Sandy volunteer.
Nov 1, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
We Are All From New Orleans Now: Climate Change, Hurricanes and the Fate of America’s Coastal Cities We Are All From New Orleans Now: Climate Change, Hurricanes and the Fate of America’s Coastal Cities
Without immediate action, cities like New York and Washington face a future of massive levees, floodgates and ecological catastrophe.
Oct 29, 2012 / Mike Tidwell