Cities

A Wall Street State of Mind

A Wall Street State of Mind A Wall Street State of Mind

How a city that once celebrated seamstresses and stevedores came to admire "big swinging dicks."

Apr 16, 2013 / Feature / Steve Fraser

Boston and a History Borne on the Night Wind of the Past

Boston and a History Borne on the Night Wind of the Past Boston and a History Borne on the Night Wind of the Past

Amid speculation about the bombing, a great city and its people are responding to tragedy with a strength that is the stuff of poetry.

Apr 16, 2013 / John Nichols

Dreams Built and Broken: On Ada Louise Huxtable

Dreams Built and Broken: On Ada Louise Huxtable Dreams Built and Broken: On Ada Louise Huxtable

How an architecture critic made New York City her touchstone for discussions of public space.

Apr 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Alexandra Lange

Sugar Rush and Stomachache: On ‘NYC 1993’

Sugar Rush and Stomachache: On ‘NYC 1993’ Sugar Rush and Stomachache: On ‘NYC 1993’

The New Museum tries to explain why the city's art scene changed in 1993.

Apr 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

The Gilded City The Gilded City

Struggling to survive in Bloomberg’s New York.

Apr 9, 2013 / The Nation

Ryan Devereaux: Just How Important Is New York’s Stop-and-Frisk Trial?

Ryan Devereaux: Just How Important Is New York’s Stop-and-Frisk Trial? Ryan Devereaux: Just How Important Is New York’s Stop-and-Frisk Trial?

For men of color in New York, getting stopped-and-frisked is a daily reality. Will the courts do anything to change it? 

Apr 5, 2013 / Press Room

Homeless Vets vs. the VA: An LA Story Continues

Homeless Vets vs. the VA: An LA Story Continues Homeless Vets vs. the VA: An LA Story Continues

The fight in LA to house homeless disabled veterans—on land donated to the government for them—has moved to the courts.

Mar 25, 2013 / Jon Wiener

LA’s Homeless Vets

LA’s Homeless Vets LA’s Homeless Vets

It seems unbelievable, but land dedicated to the VA for housing veterans has been denied to them—and LA has more homeless vets than any city in America.

Mar 20, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Could Phoenix Soon Become Uninhabitable?

Could Phoenix Soon Become Uninhabitable? Could Phoenix Soon Become Uninhabitable?

The city is at the crossroads of climate change—and, for a host of reasons, an unsustainable future. 

Mar 14, 2013 / William deBuys

Rick Snyder’s Detroit Takeover Plan Is Not What Democracy Looks Like

Rick Snyder’s Detroit Takeover Plan Is Not What Democracy Looks Like Rick Snyder’s Detroit Takeover Plan Is Not What Democracy Looks Like

The Republican governor seeks to give an “emergency manager,” not elected officials, authority over the city.

Mar 6, 2013 / John Nichols

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