Poverty

Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have a Tiny Effect on Wages

Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have a Tiny Effect on Wages Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have a Tiny Effect on Wages

The liberal agenda is huge in comparison.

Mar 24, 2016 / Mike Konczal

There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars

There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars

In episode 3, we go back to the founding of East New York and meet the people who have been organizing since the 1960s.

Mar 23, 2016 / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

Congressional Progessive Caucus

This Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Shows That Bold, Progressive Ideas Are Feasible and Sensible This Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Shows That Bold, Progressive Ideas Are Feasible and Sensible

The remarkable CPC People’s Budget is an urgent call for the kinds of bigger, bolder reforms that can make our lives better. 

Mar 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Landmark Housing Deal That Could Help Quell New York’s Affordability Crisis

The Landmark Housing Deal That Could Help Quell New York’s Affordability Crisis The Landmark Housing Deal That Could Help Quell New York’s Affordability Crisis

Mayor Bill de Blasios plans for Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning could bring relief to numerous rent-pinched New Yorkers—unless Governor Andrew Cuomos own plans get in the way.

Mar 18, 2016 / The Editors

America, the Unaffordable

America, the Unaffordable America, the Unaffordable

There’s a housing crisis. Everywhere. Can New York City create a blueprint to solve it?

Mar 17, 2016 / Feature / DW Gibson

How to Manufacture a Real Estate Boom

How to Manufacture a Real Estate Boom How to Manufacture a Real Estate Boom

The South Bronx’s housing stock was decimated in the 70s, its residents left to fend for themselves. Now, real estate developers have the area in their sights.

Mar 16, 2016 / Crystal Kayiza

There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard

There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard

In Episode 2, meet the residents of East New York, who are determined to protect their community from the waves of gentrification crashing over the rest of Brooklyn.

Mar 16, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright and There Goes the Neighborhood

Baltimore houses

How Housing Vouchers Can Fight Residential Segregation How Housing Vouchers Can Fight Residential Segregation

Vouchers shouldn’t merely keep people off the streets; they should help families move to neighborhoods with more opportunities.

Mar 15, 2016 / Eva Rosen

There Goes the Neighborhood: A Podcast

There Goes the Neighborhood: A Podcast There Goes the Neighborhood: A Podcast

The Nation and WNYC Studios partner for an eight-week series that explains the political and economic process behind gentrification—who wins, who loses, and who gets pushed out.

Mar 10, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright

Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich?

Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich? Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich?

The revitalization of LA’s neglected riverfront has gone from social-justice crusade to money-soaked land grab.

Mar 10, 2016 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

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