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The Roadblocks to Multiracial Democracy
(Photo by Oscar Perry Abello) Troops on U.S. streets. Blue cities painted as enemies of the state. Deportation raids targeting sanctuary cities. Programs lifting vulnerable communities out of poverty...
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When the Wealthy Write Our Story
Washington, D.C.-area high school students protest outside the Supreme Court in November 2017. (Susan Walsh / AP Photo) Troops on U.S. streets. Blue cities painted as enemies of the state. Deportation...
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We Need a Pro-Democracy Environmental Movement
In 2018, hundreds of thousands of protesters joined France's yellow vest movement against French President Emmanuel Macron’s carbon tax hike. (Photo by Christophe Leung / CC BY 2.0) Troops on U.S....
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We Can Stitch Our Cities Back Together
(Photo by RDNE Stock project) Troops on U.S. streets. Blue cities painted as enemies of the state. Deportation raids targeting sanctuary cities. Programs lifting vulnerable communities out of poverty...
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The Weekly Wrap: ICE Agents Denied Entry To Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Police Department officers on motorcycles line up inside Dodgers Stadium, as cars wait to come in at the main gate, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark J. Terrill / AP)...
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This City Removed Water Fluoridation – And Is Now Reinstating It. Here’s What...
Calgary, Canada. (Photo by Kyler Nixon / Unsplash) If political appointments were made purely on qualifications and expertise, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wouldn’t be running America’s public health policy....
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Making the Case for L.A.’s Small Businesses to Invest in Climate Resiliency
Cesar Rodriguez and his wife, who sell quinceañera dresses at their San Fernando-based shop Analia’s Boutique, meet with members of the non-profit group The Center by Lendistry. (Photo by Scott Pitts)...
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A New Study Proves Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Reduce Homelessness
(Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz / The Orange County Register via AP) This story was co-published in collaboration with Shelterforce, the only independent, non-academic publication covering the worlds of...
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Maglev Isn’t the Transit Future Our Cities Need
(Photo by MARIOLA GROBELSKA / Unsplash) Like many Marylanders, I want a faster, more reliable way to get around. But speed without equity, sustainability, or connection to real community needs isn’t...
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America Builds To Resist Disasters. The Global South Builds To Recover.
(Photo by Alejandro Luengo / Unsplash) In the last few weeks, as the United States suffered through a record-breaking heatwave, people were instructed to take refuge in buildings with indoor air...
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Tariffs May Lead to Higher Grocery Costs. Can Community Gardens Help?
Rita Pinedo waters her plants inside her gardening plot. (Photo by Ricky Rodas / California Health Report) This story originally appeared in the California Health Report. On a recent weekend, Maria...
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What If We Designed Cities Like a Doctor?
A rendering of the Peninsula Redevelopment in South Bronx, New York City. Architecture by WXY architecture + urban design with Body Lawson Associates. (Image courtesy The Peninsula) What if buildings...
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Clean Energy Projects on Tribal Lands Were Booming. Then Came Trump’s Tax Bill.
Jayden Long starts the generator behind his Kaibeto home on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, May 8, 2019, so that he can charge his cell phone inside the family home. The U.S. Interior Department on...
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Detroit’s Strategy To Welcome Immigrants Enabled Its Population Turnaround
(Photo by Carlos Osorio / AP) This article was originally published by The Conversation. Detroit’s population grew in 2024 for the second year in a row. This is a remarkable comeback after decades of...
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The Vanguard We Need: Why Philadelphia Must Back Black Brilliance with More...
In a city where Black-owned employer businesses make up just 5% of all firms, Chef Kurt Evans of Black Dragon Takeout is carving out space for legacy and ownership, one takeout box at a time. (Photo...
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This Baltimore Food Incubator Is a Local Economic Engine
At Culinary Architecture in Baltimore's Pigtown. (Photos courtesy Sylva Lin) This piece is part of an ongoing series on women entrepreneurs addressing community and economic development needs through...
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‘People Understand Rent Is Political’: What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for...
Mayoral Candidate and New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani speaks at a joint press conference with New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander. (Photo by Melissa Bender / NurPhoto via AP)...
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What Should Nonprofits Do If ICE Shows Up? This Legal Guide Can Help
Protesters block both the entrance and exit to the underground garage for an immigration courthouse in Chicago on June 13, 2025, in an apparent attempt to prevent federal agents from arriving at the...
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The Weekly Wrap: Congestion Pricing, Six Months In
Traffic in Manhattan. (Photo by DiChatz / Unsplash) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that...
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Generative AI Can Help Solve Time Poverty – If We Use It Right
(Photo by Tom Krach / Unsplash) When I think about the barriers holding back hardworking families from upward mobility, one conversation sticks with me. A single mother in one of our Goodwill job...
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