Housing and Homelessness

Meet the Rising New Housing Movement That Wants to Create Homes for All

Meet the Rising New Housing Movement That Wants to Create Homes for All Meet the Rising New Housing Movement That Wants to Create Homes for All

From rent regulation to social housing, activists are pushing for serious solutions to the affordable-housing crisis.

May 24, 2018 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias

The Deep, Uniquely American Roots of Our Affordable-Housing Crisis

The Deep, Uniquely American Roots of Our Affordable-Housing Crisis The Deep, Uniquely American Roots of Our Affordable-Housing Crisis

Nearly half of all renters can’t afford rent, and over half a million Americans are homeless on any given night. How did we get here?

May 24, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Medicare for All crowd

The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents

The progressive base of the Democratic Party is revolting against the centrist, big-money politics that have proved so ruinous.

May 22, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

ICE arrest

Trump’s Brutal Policies Target the Most Vulnerable Americans Trump’s Brutal Policies Target the Most Vulnerable Americans

The administration is using the pretense of fiscal responsibility to slash programs for the poor and people of color.

May 15, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Queens Home Foreclosure

The Rent Is Too Damn High, and Progressives Need to Do Something The Rent Is Too Damn High, and Progressives Need to Do Something

Voters want real housing solutions but aren’t getting them from either party.

May 9, 2018 / Sean McElwee and Henry Kraemer

Chiago immigrants rights

Sanctuary Cities Are Fighting the Trump Administration—and Winning Sanctuary Cities Are Fighting the Trump Administration—and Winning

Dispatches from the urban resistance, from Chicago to Minneapolis and beyond.

Apr 30, 2018 / Sophie Kasakove

Syringes

New York Could Open the First Safe Injection Site in the US New York Could Open the First Safe Injection Site in the US

As the death toll from the opioid crisis rises, the city is exploring a humane alternative.

Apr 24, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Krasner Philly

Progressive Change Is Rocking One of the Most Unlikely Places in Philadelphia—the DA’s Office Progressive Change Is Rocking One of the Most Unlikely Places in Philadelphia—the DA’s Office

Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Philly to Kansas City and beyond.

Feb 28, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias

Katrina Gentrifying New Orleans

How Trump Plans to Evict Poor Families From Public Housing How Trump Plans to Evict Poor Families From Public Housing

The president’s budget proposal is a shocking assault on millions of people who rely on rental assistance. 

Feb 16, 2018 / George Zornick

Rent control protest CA

A New Housing-Rights Movement Has the Real-Estate Industry Running Scared A New Housing-Rights Movement Has the Real-Estate Industry Running Scared

In cities across the country, tenants are demanding robust regulations to keep rents affordable and stop unjust evictions.

Feb 9, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias

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