Cities

Why November 5 Matters Why November 5 Matters

The Democrats and Republicans will convene after the election to choose their leaders for the next Congress.

Oct 24, 2002 / The Editors

Curtain Call for the Puppet Show Curtain Call for the Puppet Show

On August 1, 2000, Philadelphia police rounded up seventy-five activists inside a West Philadelphia warehouse. It was the second day of the Republican National Convention, and th...

Sep 17, 2002 / Feature / Gwen Shaffer

‘Murder by Public Policy’ ‘Murder by Public Policy’

I am writing this review in the midst of a Chicago heat wave, almost exactly seven years after the heat disaster that killed nearly 800 people in the city. The Chicago Tribune's m...

Aug 15, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Micaela di Leonardo

Dying for Work Dying for Work

Close to 3,000 progressive activists from all walks of life joined Jim Hightower for his third "Rolling Thunder/Down-Home Democracy Tour" in Tucson on July 26.

Jul 31, 2002 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Malign Neglect Malign Neglect

Children in New York City's public schools are being shortchanged--again.

May 23, 2002 / Feature / Jonathan Kozol

DC’s Virtual Panopticon DC’s Virtual Panopticon

A camera system in the nation's capital is making civil libertarians nervous.

May 16, 2002 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Renewing Urban Renewal Renewing Urban Renewal

One of the things we do not do well in this country is learn from our mistakes. This is particularly true in the strengthening and rejuvenating of cities.

May 16, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Roberta Brandes Gratz

Four Rms, Rent Slashed, Sad Vu Four Rms, Rent Slashed, Sad Vu

Having a hard time finding a new apartment to fit your budget? Consider a move to the blocks around Ground Zero. The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the body set up by f...

Apr 11, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Housing: An LA Story Housing: An LA Story

Two years after a tragic accident, activists are celebrating a major victory.

Mar 28, 2002 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele

Shocked, Shocked! Enronian Myths Exposed Shocked, Shocked! Enronian Myths Exposed

Those who place the blame on executive greed may be missing the larger point.

Mar 21, 2002 / Feature / Thomas Frank

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