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Housing
March 6, 2020
Apoorva Tadepalli
Is Yimbyism the Answer to America’s Housing Crisis?
A new book explores whether rampant development can ease California’s housing shortage.
February 17, 2020
Andrew Schwartz
A Wildcat Strike Grows out of a Housing Crisis
In Santa Cruz, an unauthorized graduate student strike threatens to spill into its second week, with no clear resolution in sight.
January 22, 2020
Maximillian Alvarez
Mothers Against Vampire Real Estate
In response to a reformist chorus directing them to wait, Moms 4 Housing opted to address a housing crisis with immediate action—and won.
January 16, 2020
Lia Russell
The Silicon Valley Economy Is Here. And It’s a Nightmare.
Low pay, soaring rents, and cities littered with e-scooters. Welcome to the future.
November 7, 2019
Elizabeth Greenspan
A Dream of Homeownership, Undermined
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s book explains how government policy and the real estate industry worked against black homeowners.
August 21, 2019
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Brian Goldstone
The New American Homeless
Housing insecurity in the nation’s richest cities is far worse than government statistics claim. Just ask the Goodmans.
July 11, 2019
Sophie Kasakove
New York’s Invisible Climate Migrants
Global warming is causing mass migrations around the world. In New York, it's forcing people from their homes in quieter ways.
April 17, 2019
Clio Chang
Why Is Bill de Blasio’s Presidential Dream a Sad Joke?
The mayor of New York City was once a hero on the left. His inability to rouse interest in a run says a lot about him as a politician—as well as the current anxieties of the Democratic Party.
October 18, 2018
Sophie Kasakove
The Deceptive, Shameful, Lucratively Funded War Against Rent Control
In California and across the country, landlord groups are waging a disinformation campaign to squash efforts to make rent more affordable.
August 9, 2017
Colin Kinniburgh
How to Stop Gentrification
Individuals moving to newly-hip neighborhoods admit they are part of the problem. What can they do?
May 25, 2017
Lauren Oyler
Urban Squatting’s History is More Radical Than You Imagined
A new book looks at the triumphs and challenges of the renegade housing movement.
December 4, 2015
Eve Ewing
Rahm Emanuel’s Next Scandal? Chicago’s Public Housing
As the mayor reels from the Laquan McDonald controversy, he must deal with a housing authority with heavy pockets and empty promises.
September 19, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama's Biggest Economic Failure
It wasn't the Fed; it was housing
September 4, 2014
Danny Vinik
The Huge, Regressive Tax Break Right Under Your Roof
A new report shows tax breaks for homeownership favor the rich
May 8, 2014
Danny Vinik
D.C. Blew a Great Chance to Reduce Rents by Raising Building Heights
February 12, 2013
David Dayen
Your New Landlord Works on Wall Street
Hedge funds are snatching up rental homes at an alarming rate
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