Homeless Homicides Are On the Rise Homeless Homicides Are On the Rise
The rising number of unhoused people being murdered in the United States is a grim and urgent reminder of our country's housing crisis.
Mar 23, 2023 / Photo Essay / Thacher Schmid
The Cost of Housing in America Has Become Untenable The Cost of Housing in America Has Become Untenable
A permanent cohort of people without housing has come to seem like a natural part of American life.
Mar 22, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
What’s the Matter With Contemporary Architecture? What’s the Matter With Contemporary Architecture?
In his new book, Reinier de Graaf attempts to work out why his profession appears to be at an impasse.
Mar 22, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Marianela D’Aprile
We Cannot Countenance Windowless Bedrooms We Cannot Countenance Windowless Bedrooms
Sunlight is not an amenity; it’s a basic human necessity.
Mar 21, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Why Is the Republican Party Suddenly Weakening Child Labor Laws? Why Is the Republican Party Suddenly Weakening Child Labor Laws?
Rolling back restrictions on child labor and dismantling public education will make the country far more unequal. For today’s GOP, that’s a feature, not a bug.
Mar 16, 2023 / Jack Schneider and Jennifer C. Berkshire
Liberating Our Homes From the Real Estate–Industrial Complex Liberating Our Homes From the Real Estate–Industrial Complex
Having a personal aesthetic at home has become financially detrimental.
Mar 13, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Dispatch From Kyiv: Ballet in a Time of War Dispatch From Kyiv: Ballet in a Time of War
While Ukraine’s capital has mostly returned to normal, reminders of the brutal fighting are everywhere.
Mar 7, 2023 / Carol Schaeffer
LA’s Zoning Plan Pits Garment Workers Against Developers LA’s Zoning Plan Pits Garment Workers Against Developers
The Downtown LA 2040 proposal could force garment factories to close and replace affordable housing with luxury developments.
Mar 6, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
What Life Is Like in Fresno’s “War Zone” What Life Is Like in Fresno’s “War Zone”
A community of migrants and unhoused people call the shuttered downtown of this California city home.
Mar 6, 2023 / Photo Essay / David Bacon
Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades
Johnson has a chance to renew the promise of progressive politics in the city—just like Harold Washington did 40 years ago.
Mar 2, 2023 / John Nichols