Housing and Homelessness

Trump touches copy of spending bill

Trump’s Budget Is a Bitter Betrayal Trump’s Budget Is a Bitter Betrayal

The only question is how long the president can get away with this con.

Mar 19, 2019 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kshama Sawant

Kshama Sawant Says Socialism Isn’t ‘Only in Seattle’ Kshama Sawant Says Socialism Isn’t ‘Only in Seattle’

The Seattle City Council member blames capitalism for the “complete failure” of the housing market.

Mar 15, 2019 / Drinks On The Nation / E. Tammy Kim

California wildfires

Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells

The New York magazine writer confirms our worst fears about climate change–but insists there’s still hope.

Mar 15, 2019 / Natasha Ishak

‘We Need to Start Calling These Folks Out by Name’

‘We Need to Start Calling These Folks Out by Name’ ‘We Need to Start Calling These Folks Out by Name’

The Poor People’s Campaign is pushing DC officials to do more for economic justice in the nation’s capital.

Feb 25, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Construction Site

What Happens When Gentrification Comes to a Postindustrial City? What Happens When Gentrification Comes to a Postindustrial City?

New development in Worcester, Massachusetts, threatens the city’s poorest.

Jan 30, 2019 / Maia Hibbett

2019 State of the City

Bill de Blasio, the Happiness Mayor? Bill de Blasio, the Happiness Mayor?

After seeming to retreat from his initial bold vision, New York’s mayor has returned with a plan for comprehensive health care and, yes, happiness.

Jan 10, 2019 / Cities Rising / Jarrett Murphy

Shutdown Worker

Who Gets Hurt When the Government Shuts Down? Who Gets Hurt When the Government Shuts Down?

The people who rely on the government for food, housing, and their paychecks.

Jan 9, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

Affordable Housing

The US Housing Market is Deeply Unfair. Here’s How You Can Help. The US Housing Market is Deeply Unfair. Here’s How You Can Help.

In 99.6 percent of US counties, a full-time minimum-wage worker cannot afford an average one-bedroom apartment.

Dec 14, 2018 / Take Action / Emmeline Clein

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All of a Sudden, Politicians Are Ready to Tackle America’s Housing Crisis All of a Sudden, Politicians Are Ready to Tackle America’s Housing Crisis

Upstart candidates and 2020 presidential hopefuls alike are putting the perennially ignored issue at the top of the agenda.

Nov 20, 2018 / Bryce Covert

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The Scam at the Heart of New York’s Amazon Deal The Scam at the Heart of New York’s Amazon Deal

New York is struggling with competing housing, education, and transit crises. So why is it giving billions to a voracious mega-monopoly?

Nov 19, 2018 / Jarrett Murphy

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