Why We Are Launching the New York City Council Progressive Caucus Why We Are Launching the New York City Council Progressive Caucus
As New York City struggles with continued foreclosures, an anemic economy and large deficits, we hear constant calls to balance the budget on the backs of those most in need. But w...
Mar 24, 2010 / Brad Lander and Melissa Mark-Viverito
Living for the City Living for the City
There's more to the legend of Jane Jacobs than her showdown with Robert Moses.
Mar 18, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Zipp
Justice at Last? Justice at Last?
Justice may finally be imaginable for Edna Glover and her family. The charred remains of her son Henry were discovered in the burnt hulk of a car on a levee overlooking the Mississ...
Feb 13, 2010 / The Notion / Esther Kaplan
The Cleveland Model The Cleveland Model
Thoroughly green and worker-owned, co-ops are a vibrant response to economic distress.
Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz, Thad Williamson, and Ted Howard
‘We Won’t Bow Down’ ‘We Won’t Bow Down’
The joy and community found in Mardi Gras offer an antidote to defeatism and despair.
Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit
Realism and Idealism in The Real World’s DC Realism and Idealism in The Real World’s DC
Washington more often suffocates than satisfies our dreams, and this may prove to be the twenty-third season's unwavering dramatic thread.
Jan 13, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Simon Maxwell Apter
Stacked Deck Against Homeowners Stacked Deck Against Homeowners
Legal remedies are not strong enough to save defrauded citizens from losing their homes.
Kaptur Takes on Foreclosures Kaptur Takes on Foreclosures
Representative Marcy Kaptur, a longstanding advocate for foreclosure relief, talks to The Nation about prospects for sweeping financial reform.
Nov 24, 2009 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
Saving Homes With Mandatory Mediation Saving Homes With Mandatory Mediation
Mandatory mediation programs are preventing foreclosures across the country. Congress should do more to support them.
Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / Pat Garofalo
Detroit Elects Openly Gay City Council President Detroit Elects Openly Gay City Council President
Charles Pugh's sexual orientation took a back seat to Detroit voters' concerns about the economy and unemployment.
Nov 6, 2009 / Feature / Matthew Wolfe