Cities

Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable?

Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable? Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable?

The de Blasio administration unveils an ambitious plan: reduce emissions and inequality at the same time.

Sep 24, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Bloomberg Beyond the Billions

Bloomberg Beyond the Billions Bloomberg Beyond the Billions

Finally, a different picture is emerging of the former New York City mayor.

Sep 17, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

Why Are Employers Checking Job Applicants’ Credit Histories?

Why Are Employers Checking Job Applicants’ Credit Histories? Why Are Employers Checking Job Applicants’ Credit Histories?

There’s no evidence that credit reports reveal an applicant’s competence but plenty of evidence that shows they invade privacy and institutionalize discrimination.

Sep 12, 2014 / Michelle Chen

For Muslim New Yorkers, a Long Path From Surveillance to Civil Rights

For Muslim New Yorkers, a Long Path From Surveillance to Civil Rights For Muslim New Yorkers, a Long Path From Surveillance to Civil Rights

For years, Muslim New Yorkers have been spied on, not heard; now they’re finding their political voice.

Sep 9, 2014 / Moustafa Bayoumi

Minneapolis Has Long Been Fractured by Racial Inequity. Can a New Mayor Change That?

Minneapolis Has Long Been Fractured by Racial Inequity. Can a New Mayor Change That? Minneapolis Has Long Been Fractured by Racial Inequity. Can a New Mayor Change That?

Mayor Betsy Hodges wants to make Minneapolis live up to its progressive hype.

Sep 3, 2014 / Gabriel Thompson

The View

The View The View

How Michael Bloomberg turned architecture into a sixty-four-ounce Coke.

Sep 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin

For the Sake of Michael Brown

For the Sake of Michael Brown For the Sake of Michael Brown

We believe it is because not nearly enough capable people with resources in this region have heeded our pleas that we have reached this crisis point of complete breakdown. We need ...

Aug 22, 2014 / The St. Louis American Editorial Board

From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America

From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America

Lessons from Missouri should steer us toward new national policies and an embrace of policing that respects civil liberties.

Aug 15, 2014 / John Nichols

The Constitutional Crisis in Ferguson, Missouri

The Constitutional Crisis in Ferguson, Missouri The Constitutional Crisis in Ferguson, Missouri

Why has the response to Michael Brown’s murder been to crack down on dissent and arrest journalists?

Aug 14, 2014 / John Nichols

Meet 3 Young Politicians Changing the Way New York City Works

Meet 3 Young Politicians Changing the Way New York City Works Meet 3 Young Politicians Changing the Way New York City Works

As young community leaders take office and a progressive power base grows, machine politics is losing its grip on the Big Apple.

Aug 1, 2014 / Max Rivlin-Nadler

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