The Landmark Housing Deal That Could Help Quell New York’s Affordability Crisis The Landmark Housing Deal That Could Help Quell New York’s Affordability Crisis
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans for Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning could bring relief to numerous rent-pinched New Yorkers—unless Governor Andrew Cuomo’s own plans get in the way.
Mar 18, 2016 / The Editors
Black Kids in Mississippi Are Being Systematically Denied the Services They Are Entitled To Black Kids in Mississippi Are Being Systematically Denied the Services They Are Entitled To
The government’s mistrust of local communities is so strong, it’s underwriting the miseducation of a whole generation.
Mar 17, 2016 / Michelle Chen
America, the Unaffordable America, the Unaffordable
There’s a housing crisis. Everywhere. Can New York City create a blueprint to solve it?
Meet the Democratic Socialist Who’s Running for New York State Senate Meet the Democratic Socialist Who’s Running for New York State Senate
Bernie Sanders isn’t alone: Debbie Medina is in the race for State Senate in New York’s 18th District.
Mar 16, 2016 / Sam Adler-Bell
As the United States Votes, Honduras Kills As the United States Votes, Honduras Kills
Yet another murder of an indigenous activist under a regime supported by the Democratic front-runner.
Mar 16, 2016 / Greg Grandin
How to Manufacture a Real Estate Boom How to Manufacture a Real Estate Boom
The South Bronx’s housing stock was decimated in the ’70s, its residents left to fend for themselves. Now, real estate developers have the area in their sights.
Mar 16, 2016 / Crystal Kayiza
There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard
In Episode 2, meet the residents of East New York, who are determined to protect their community from the waves of gentrification crashing over the rest of Brooklyn.
Mar 16, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright and There Goes the Neighborhood
How Housing Vouchers Can Fight Residential Segregation How Housing Vouchers Can Fight Residential Segregation
Vouchers shouldn’t merely keep people off the streets; they should help families move to neighborhoods with more opportunities.
Mar 15, 2016 / Eva Rosen
The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump
It’s time for the media to finally answer Bernie Sanders’s plea and stop favoring the spectacle over “the important issues facing the American people.”
Mar 15, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Family Sues Private-Prison Operator Over Deaths at Immigrant-Only Facilities Family Sues Private-Prison Operator Over Deaths at Immigrant-Only Facilities
An investigation found dozens of questionable deaths related to cost cutting in privatized federal prisons.
Mar 15, 2016 / Seth Freed Wessler