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Advocates Say Money Motivates Think Tank’s Push to Criminalize Homelessness
A new report questions a billionaire-founded think tank's ties to law enforcement and surveillance—and its connections to the Trump administration.
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College Bound: A Look at Children’s Savings Accounts
Children’s savings accounts for higher education, even those that have accumulated only small amounts of money, can change expectations for low-income students and they might also provide a vehicle for larger wealth transfers.
Notes from the Road: High Rises and the Four Concerns of City Government
I’m on the road this week, with stops in Chicago, Kalamazoo, and San Antonio. I left Chicago this afternoon by train, getting a great view of the skyline as we […]
Learning From Mount Laurel
In the suburb whose exclusive zoning led to New Jersey’s fair share affordable housing law, new research explores what the affordable housing finally built there has meant to the town, and to the people who have gotten to move there.
The Betrayal of Mount Laurel
New Jersey has been seen as a leader for its efforts to create suburban affordable housing opportunities. But that may now be coming to an end.
Mike McKee on Winning the Rent Control Battle
An interview with Michael McKee, policy director for the New York State Tenants and Neighbors Coalition.