Chicago and the Municipal-Industrial Complex Chicago and the Municipal-Industrial Complex
What does a publicly traded corporation do when its defense-contracting business is flat? Move more aggressively into the privatization of city services.
Dec 14, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
What’s at Stake in de Blasio’s Mayoralty? Just About Everything What’s at Stake in de Blasio’s Mayoralty? Just About Everything
The mayor-elect will have to manage a huge budget, labor talks, an aggressive press and a cagey governor. Oh, and he might just carry the hopes of the progressive movement.
Dec 13, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy
Chicago’s ‘Smart Card’ Debacle and Privatisation Chicago’s ‘Smart Card’ Debacle and Privatisation
Chicago’s commitment of almost half a billion dollars to privatize its transit fare collections sweated greed from every pore—and it doesn’t even work.
Dec 10, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Can Bill de Blasio Stop Gentrification? Can Anyone? Can Bill de Blasio Stop Gentrification? Can Anyone?
Current market-based solutions only tinker around the edges.
Dec 4, 2013 / Michelle Goldberg
On Privatization’s Cutting Edge On Privatization’s Cutting Edge
Chicago’s parking meter deal doesn’t just sell off city assets—it uconstitutionally sells off the city’s very power to police itself.
Sep 5, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Bankrupting Democracy in Detroit Bankrupting Democracy in Detroit
The citizens of one of our largest cities are being shut out of the decisions that will affect their future.
Jul 31, 2013 / John Nichols
Chicago Cabbies Fight for a Fairer Fare Chicago Cabbies Fight for a Fairer Fare
If cab drivers in Chicago win their lawsuit to become employees of the city, their jobs will become a lot less terrible.
Jul 8, 2013 / Moshe Z. Marvit and Vincent Mersich
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: A New Golden Age for Bicycles? This Week in ‘Nation’ History: A New Golden Age for Bicycles?
New York’s new bike-share program could represent a comeback for bicycles, the impending disappearance of which was prematurely declared in The Nation eighty years ago.
Jun 1, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles
Progressive activists can learn important lessons from a successful grassroots campaign against transit racism.
Bloomberg by the Numbers Bloomberg by the Numbers
The state of the city isn't quite as wonderful as the mayor claims.
Apr 18, 2013 / Alleen Brown