Suburbia Isn’t Just Soccer Moms and Perfect Lawns Anymore Suburbia Isn’t Just Soccer Moms and Perfect Lawns Anymore
Though it’s often overlooked, suburban poverty has risen sharply.
Aug 17, 2016 / Angela Pupino
Welcome to Sunny Barcelona, Where the Government Is Embracing Coops, Citizen Activism, and Solar Energy Welcome to Sunny Barcelona, Where the Government Is Embracing Coops, Citizen Activism, and Solar Energy
The city that resisted Franco is looking to its radical past to build a progressive future.
Aug 11, 2016 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The Last Dance: On Heading to Olympic Rio The Last Dance: On Heading to Olympic Rio
For almost 10 years, Brazil has prepared for the Olympics. Now a majority wish the Games had never darkened their door.
Aug 1, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Dispatches From Our Gilded Age Dispatches From Our Gilded Age
Caviar, champagne, and class hatred.
Jul 14, 2016 / Richard Lingeman
The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities
She argued in favor of local wisdom and community visions over the grandiose designs of distant planners.
Jun 8, 2016 / Feature / Roberta Brandes Gratz
Chattanooga Was a Typical Postindustrial City. Then It Began Offering Municipal Broadband. Chattanooga Was a Typical Postindustrial City. Then It Began Offering Municipal Broadband.
Chattanooga’s publicly owned Internet service has helped boost its economy and bridge the digital divide.
Jun 3, 2016 / P.E. Moskowitz
In New Orleans, Criminal Justice Meets Housing Justice In New Orleans, Criminal Justice Meets Housing Justice
When you’re released from jail, you’ve served your time. So why do so many cities still bar the formerly incarcerated from public housing?
May 13, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Case for Public Housing The Case for Public Housing
The market can’t solve the nation’s affordable housing crisis. The gap between costs and incomes is just too large.
May 6, 2016 / Matthew Gordon Lasner
Making Sense of the Boston Public Schools Walkout Making Sense of the Boston Public Schools Walkout
The Boston Public Schools have been under sustained budget cuts for several years. This year students decided they'd had enough.
May 2, 2016 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien
No Plumbing, No Protection: The Story of Milwaukee’s Evicted No Plumbing, No Protection: The Story of Milwaukee’s Evicted
Many of the worst symptoms of American poverty are rooted in the instability brought on by eviction, according to a new book by sociologist Matthew Desmond.
Apr 29, 2016 / Alyssa Katz