Cities

High School Students Shed Light on New York City’s Failure to Enforce Environmental Law High School Students Shed Light on New York City’s Failure to Enforce Environmental Law

 A group of high schoolers investigate buses and cars idling longer than legally permitted.

Aug 11, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

The Right Prescription for an Ailing Economy The Right Prescription for an Ailing Economy

Developing policy solutions to reduce inequality is not difficult. Mustering political will to enact them is.

Jun 30, 2010 / Feature / Dean Baker

Could the Right to Rent Stop the Foreclosure Hurricane? Could the Right to Rent Stop the Foreclosure Hurricane?

The foreclosure crisis is now hitting even the safest borrowers. That makes passing the Right to Rent Act, which would enable homeowners who can't get loan modifications to stay in...

Jun 23, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann

Urban Count in Census Lagging Again, So Far Urban Count in Census Lagging Again, So Far

 Less than a quarter of my black and brown neighbors have responded so far.

Apr 2, 2010 / Kai Wright

Obama’s Slow March Toward Real Foreclosure Relief Obama’s Slow March Toward Real Foreclosure Relief

Obama's latest fix is a step in the right direction, but just a step.

Mar 26, 2010 / Kai Wright

Why We Are Launching the New York City Council Progressive Caucus Why We Are Launching the New York City Council Progressive Caucus

As New York City struggles with continued foreclosures, an anemic economy and large deficits, we hear constant calls to balance the budget on the backs of those most in need. But w...

Mar 24, 2010 / Brad Lander and Melissa Mark-Viverito

Living for the City Living for the City

There's more to the legend of Jane Jacobs than her showdown with Robert Moses.  

Mar 18, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Zipp

Justice at Last? Justice at Last?

Justice may finally be imaginable for Edna Glover and her family. The charred remains of her son Henry were discovered in the burnt hulk of a car on a levee overlooking the Mississ...

Feb 13, 2010 / Esther Kaplan

The Cleveland Model The Cleveland Model

Thoroughly green and worker-owned, co-ops are a vibrant response to economic distress.

Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz, Thad Williamson, and Ted Howard

‘We Won’t Bow Down’ ‘We Won’t Bow Down’

The joy and community found in Mardi Gras offer an antidote to defeatism and despair.

Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit

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