Poverty

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City?

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City? There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City?

Gentrification has many New Yorkers asking the same question: Is there still a place for me in this city?

Apr 27, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

Before ‘Unity,’ Sanders Must Stay in the Fight

Before ‘Unity,’ Sanders Must Stay in the Fight Before ‘Unity,’ Sanders Must Stay in the Fight

History will not judge the Sanders campaign by the number of votes he won but by how it has shaped this remarkable moment and continues to shape future debates.

Apr 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Women Won’t Have Equality Until Dads Stay Home

Women Won’t Have Equality Until Dads Stay Home Women Won’t Have Equality Until Dads Stay Home

Here’s how it works.

Apr 20, 2016 / Bryce Covert

Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor

Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor

I can’t often afford new toys for my son, but I can give him the gift of creativity.

Apr 19, 2016 / Alison Stine

Bernie Sanders leaves the Vatican

Why Sanders Skipped Clooney and Visited the Vatican Why Sanders Skipped Clooney and Visited the Vatican

Sanders’s hope for a moral economy is amplified at the Vatican.

Apr 19, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bernie Sanders leaves the Vatican

Bernie Sanders Went to Rome to Discuss the Immorality of Unfettered Capitalism Bernie Sanders Went to Rome to Discuss the Immorality of Unfettered Capitalism

Here’s the full text of the speech he delivered at the Vatican.

Apr 17, 2016 / John Nichols

Democracy Spring

Hundreds of People Are Getting Arrested For Democracy This Week Hundreds of People Are Getting Arrested For Democracy This Week

The Democracy Spring protests in DC are building the power needed to break our politics free of its corporate choke-hold.

Apr 14, 2016 / John Cavanagh

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn

In the wild world of Brooklyn real estate, developers looking to cash in don’t always play by the rules.

Apr 13, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

Baltimore Row Houses

Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized Without Gentrifying Them? Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized Without Gentrifying Them?

Baltimore’s new housing plan could provide a form of neighborhood uplift that benefits communities, not developers.

Apr 11, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Fight for 15 protesters in Los Angeles

We Are Winning the Fight for $15 We Are Winning the Fight for $15

What started with 200 workers striking in New York has ballooned into a national movement wielding real political power.

Apr 6, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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