Cities

Systemic Racism

Systemic Racism Systemic Racism

Eyeing that history.

Aug 17, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances

We Live Here!

We Live Here! We Live Here!

Detroit Eviction Defense and the Battle for Housing Justice (an excerpt from a forthcoming graphic novel).

Aug 14, 2020 / OppArt / Jeffrey Wilson and Bambi Kramer

Trump Supports Housing Segregation—and So Do a Lot of White Liberals

Trump Supports Housing Segregation—and So Do a Lot of White Liberals Trump Supports Housing Segregation—and So Do a Lot of White Liberals

The vast Black-white disparities in housing are the foundation of America’s systemic racial inequalities, and white folks of all political stripes are loath to upset the status quo...

Aug 7, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

The Burden of Racism Is Written in Stone

The Burden of Racism Is Written in Stone The Burden of Racism Is Written in Stone

Andre Henry created and carried this 100 pound emblem. Photo by Jonathan Timothy Stoner.

Aug 5, 2020 / OppArt / Andre Henry

America Is Headed for an Unprecedented Wave of Evictions

America Is Headed for an Unprecedented Wave of Evictions America Is Headed for an Unprecedented Wave of Evictions

The disappearance of renter protections imposed in the wake of the pandemic will almost certainly lead to the worst housing crisis in a generation.

Aug 5, 2020 / Bryce Covert

NK Jemisin

N.K. Jemisin Wrote a Sci-Fi Ode to New York City—Then It Became Reality N.K. Jemisin Wrote a Sci-Fi Ode to New York City—Then It Became Reality

We talked to the award-winning writer about The City We Became, her latest groundbreaking, world-quaking book, and why it feels so prescient.

Aug 4, 2020 / Q&A / Jessica Suriano

Follow the Leader?

Follow the Leader? Follow the Leader?

The results of denying reality.

Aug 4, 2020 / OppArt / Mark Bryan

Should the World Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics?

Should the World Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics? Should the World Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics?

We should carefully scrutinize who is making the calls to boycott and the demands being put forward. This is a time for solidarity, not jingoism.

Aug 3, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Selma 1965. Portland 2020.

Selma 1965. Portland 2020. Selma 1965. Portland 2020.

Trump’s authoritarian actions are a repeat of history.

Jul 30, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances

Mural

Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis

“Keep walking, keep going, you can’t control it.”

Jul 29, 2020 / Najla Said

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