LA’s Zoning Plan Pits Garment Workers Against Developers LA’s Zoning Plan Pits Garment Workers Against Developers
The Downtown LA 2040 proposal could force garment factories to close and replace affordable housing with luxury developments.
Mar 6, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
What Life Is Like in Fresno’s “War Zone” What Life Is Like in Fresno’s “War Zone”
A community of migrants and unhoused people call the shuttered downtown of this California city home.
Mar 6, 2023 / Photo Essay / David Bacon
Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades
Johnson has a chance to renew the promise of progressive politics in the city—just like Harold Washington did 40 years ago.
Mar 2, 2023 / John Nichols
When There’s a Communist Running City Hall When There’s a Communist Running City Hall
Elke Kahr, the mayor of Austria’s second-largest city, explains how her party built up trust over decades of organizing.
Feb 28, 2023 / Q&A / Lukas Hermsmeier
Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis
Welcome to America’s emerging predator state.
Feb 28, 2023 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky
Jackson’s Water System Is Broken by Design Jackson’s Water System Is Broken by Design
Declining federal funding has left the water infrastructure in Mississippi’s capital at the mercy of conservative state politicians.
Feb 22, 2023 / Feature / Hadas Thier
Can New York Make Deadbeat Dolan Stop Freeloading at Madison Square Garden? Can New York Make Deadbeat Dolan Stop Freeloading at Madison Square Garden?
If the city and state can’t prevent the Knicks owner from barring his critics, perhaps they can at least shut down his sweetheart tax subsidy.
Feb 21, 2023 / Ross Barkan
Berlin’s Recent Botched Election Breeds Public Distrust Berlin’s Recent Botched Election Breeds Public Distrust
So does the Social Democrats’ failure to address the housing crisis.
Feb 17, 2023 / Andrew Pasquier
Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Chicago-Style Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Chicago-Style
Lori Lightfoot’s tenure as the city's mayor could be coming to its natural end.
Feb 17, 2023 / J. Duncan Moore Jr.
Apartheid American-Style Apartheid American-Style
The City of Jackson versus the Mississippi State Legislature.
Feb 16, 2023 / Makani Themba