Criminal Justice–Reform Legislation Is Missing 1 Crucial Piece Criminal Justice–Reform Legislation Is Missing 1 Crucial Piece
Failing to invest in civil legal aid is a recipe for ensuring that many people will end up behind bars again.
Oct 27, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas and Billy Corriher
How a Gentrification Scam Threatens New York’s Community Gardens How a Gentrification Scam Threatens New York’s Community Gardens
Shady developers know one easy way to build luxury condos: Claim ownership of communal land.
I Went to Prison at Age 60. Here’s What I Learned. I Went to Prison at Age 60. Here’s What I Learned.
Don’t overlook the needs of the elderly in criminal-justice reform.
Oct 19, 2015 / Evie Litwok
Can Community Land Trusts Solve Baltimore’s Homelessness Problem? Can Community Land Trusts Solve Baltimore’s Homelessness Problem?
Vast numbers of Baltimore’s buildings are uninhabited. Could a new model of ownership put them in the hands of communities?
Oct 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Refugees to Europe: Do Better Than This Refugees to Europe: Do Better Than This
From Germany to Switzerland, asylum seekers are organizing to demand humane treatment from rich nations.
Sep 30, 2015 / Caitlin L. Chandler
What the Pope’s Fight Against Poverty Looks Like in Philadelphia What the Pope’s Fight Against Poverty Looks Like in Philadelphia
Meet Tianna Gaines-Turner, a leader in the antipoverty movement.
Sep 25, 2015 / Andrew Satter, Michael C. Richardson, and Greg Kaufmann
The Ferguson Commission Issued 189 Calls to Action. Will Missouri Listen? The Ferguson Commission Issued 189 Calls to Action. Will Missouri Listen?
Rev. Starsky Wilson, a member of the Ferguson Commission, discusses its key findings and the prospects for change.
Sep 22, 2015 / Joshua Holland
What if You Couldn’t Talk to Your Own Landlord? What if You Couldn’t Talk to Your Own Landlord?
New York City’s Housing Authority has only six employees dedicated to managing language services across the 400,000-tenant system, and only two of them speak Chinese.
Sep 15, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Former Residents of New Orleans’s Demolished Housing Projects Tell Their Stories Former Residents of New Orleans’s Demolished Housing Projects Tell Their Stories
When public housing was demolished post-Katrina, black women were especially hard hit. A new report examines what their lives look like now.
Aug 28, 2015 / Dani McClain
The Saints Did Not Save New Orleans The Saints Did Not Save New Orleans
The team has had nearly as tumultuous a decade as the city itself, a reflection of how New Orleans has changed.
Aug 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin