Reclaim Rhode Island demonstrates the power of tenant organizing to effect change in local politics. The housing crisis emerged as a central issue last month in Providence, Rhode Island, as Democratic socialist David Morales unseated incumbent Brett Smiley in the…
Deanna Muz, a retired nurse living in Saginaw, Mich., has typically voted Republican. But with “the way our economy is and all the BS going on,” she says, “I’m in that ‘I’m not sure’ phase.” Chief among Muz’s economic concerns…
In the Bay Area we have “Priority Development Areas,” or PDAs, as a key strategy to develop our region in the most sustainable manner. PDAs are existing neighborhoods that are served by public transit and have been locally identified and…
Housing policy is a central issue in the San Francisco congressional race between Scott Wiener (top left) and Connie Chan (bottom left), and the Los Angeles mayoral race between Nithya Raman (top right) and Karen Bass (bottom right).Mother Jones…
Get an introductory Jacobin subscription for just $20 A new history traces the American idealization of homeownership. It lays bare the high social costs of organizing democracy around property values. Joshua Specht’s new book argues that the American story is the…
Sarah Longwell's "How to Eat an Elephant" offers useful advice for Democratic politics. Yet it is also based on a false history of the GOP. Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead. It is not…
This publication is part of the 2026 Roosevelt Network Undergraduate Emerging Fellowship Journal. Such reform would not only address a new form of alleged market coordination but also raise broader questions about the prevailing deregulatory framework that has shaped housing policy…
I cover the environment and business in the Pacific Northwest. If you live in the Pacific Northwest and have details about an abuse of power by a business, a government agency or an elected official, I want to hear from…
Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-TX) single-handedly blocked a bill letting people sue over AI-generated deepfakes Wednesday, reigniting a bitter, long-running rift with fellow Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) over how to regulate artificial intelligence.According to Politico, Blackburn trie...
New research finds huge gaps in permitting and construction times across American cities — and shows that housing approvals have gotten much slower since 2000.
Building homes people can afford: public and social housing, zoning reform and the abundance debate, housing vouchers and cuts at HUD.
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