Cities

Minneapolis Affordable Housing

This City Council Election Will Decide the Future of Housing in Minneapolis This City Council Election Will Decide the Future of Housing in Minneapolis

With every city council seat up for grabs in 2023, progressives hope for a veto-proof majority to pass meaningful affordable housing policies.

Oct 24, 2023 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle

Apartment buildings in New York City,

The Fate of Your Rent May Be in the Supreme Court’s Hands The Fate of Your Rent May Be in the Supreme Court’s Hands

The nation’s highest court is weighing whether to hear two rent-regulation cases that could gut renter protection laws.

Oct 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal

In Defense of Homeownership

In Defense of Homeownership In Defense of Homeownership

It’s been blamed for everything from NIMBYism to urban sprawl. So why do I still want in?

Oct 18, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner

Elderly hands

Aging in America Shouldn’t Be This Hard Aging in America Shouldn’t Be This Hard

Why should capital take any interest in people who are no longer a source of profit?

Oct 12, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

Florida Socialists Are Here to Stay. Just Ask Richie Floyd.

Florida Socialists Are Here to Stay. Just Ask Richie Floyd. Florida Socialists Are Here to Stay. Just Ask Richie Floyd.

Despite Republican lawmakers warning them to stay out of the state, this Florida city council member represents a growing contingent of Sunshine State socialists.

Oct 11, 2023 / Off the Clock / Kathryn Varn

Condemned condominiums in Houston, 2007.

The Crisis of Shelter in the United States The Crisis of Shelter in the United States

Housing is one the building blocks of human life. Why is it so scarce in this country?

Oct 5, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

New York City Record Rainfall Floods

New York City’s Climate Change Whiplash New York City’s Climate Change Whiplash

NYC had the wettest day on record since 1948 just months after smoke from the Canadian wildfires blanketed the sky. The lesson is clear: The US must take meaningful climate action...

Oct 3, 2023 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Stanford Palo Alto KKK

When the Ku Klux Klan Came to Stanford When the Ku Klux Klan Came to Stanford

California was once ripe for Klan activity. Their organizing at the university and in Palo Alto is part of the country’s long history of racial terrorism.

Sep 29, 2023 / StudentNation / Isaac Lozano

A homeless encampment of tents neatly sit underneath the I-5 freeway in Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday, April 3, 2022.

Fed Up With the Homelessness Crisis, the Sacramento County DA Sues the City Fed Up With the Homelessness Crisis, the Sacramento County DA Sues the City

Can DA Thien Ho’s lawsuit force cities to more effectively confront a growing humanitarian catastrophe?

Sep 22, 2023 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky

Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore

Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore

Aggregated real estate listings like Zillow have distorted our understanding of what makes a house a home.

Sep 19, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner

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