Behold the 21st-Century Penthouse: Peak Decadence?
From the summit of our new ‘needle towers,’ the ultra rich can look but never really see.
Housing
In New York, and Beyond, Our Plutocrats May Need a New Playbook
Four decades ago, California conservatives exploited frustrations over housing to help the rich become richer. Now progressives in New York have turned the tables.
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?
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.