Tag: affordable housing
Zohran Mamdani’s movement victory reshapes New York politics
A data-driven look at the coalition, turnout, and affordability agenda that defeated a billionaire-backed machine and what it means for governing.
Tenants demand a national renters bill of rights amidst skyrocketing rents...
Rising up for housing justice: tenants unite to demand a national renters bill of rights.
Pushed out, attacked & criminalized: San Francisco’s unhoused people speak out...
While advocates push for more affordable housing solutions, instead city governments have been cracking down on unhoused people with increasingly punitive measures that criminalize homelessness.
Accessible housing should be affordable, too
Accessibility is still treated as a luxury rather than as a necessity.
Comic: The upside of crowded living
What I went through to find a place to live in the fifth most expensive city for renting.
Renters get one step closer to home ownership with this innovative...
A Cincinnati nonprofit works to give renters a reason to stay and invest in their homes.
In Berlin, a model for creative and affordable housing
Cities with vibrant arts, music, and social scenes are being hit hard by gentrification. But Berlin’s “co-housing culture” shows that a city’s future doesn’t have to go that way.
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$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs
“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.
DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention
Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.
Trump delivers lunch to Beijing
China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.
EPA reapproves drift-prone pesticide dicamba
This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.
Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain deployed in Minnesota
After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.