In an Unequal America, Empathy, Not Just Housing, Has Become Too Pricey
What else can we expect when only the rich get to feel secure?
Housing
Luxury Development is Making Our Housing Crisis Worse
Developers tout increased building as a salve for rising rents, lining their pockets while driving cycles of displacement.
Promoting Luxury Housing with an Ironic Twist
The artist behind a provocative faux sales office highlights the dangers of Boston's luxury housing boom.
Luxury Real Estate Boom Adds to Risk of Climate Disruption
Should cities build new fossil fuel pipelines to power skyscrapers for the super-rich?
Towering Excess: The Perils of the Luxury Real Estate Boom for Bostonians
Boston’s luxury boom figures to accelerate the city's already troubling disparities of income, wealth and opportunity.
Poor People’s Campaign Gears Up for Mother’s Day Launch
A major new report makes the case for a 'fusion movement' against systemic racism, poverty and inequality, militarism and the war economy, and ecological devastation.
Utah Seniors Form Co-op to Keep Housing Affordable
Faced with displacement by corporate investors, residents of a manufactured home community fight back and win.
What Happens When Wall Street Becomes Your Landlord?
Private equity firms are turning the American dream of home ownership into a nightmare for renters.