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Affordability Crisis
November 11, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Literally Shushes Fox Host When She Asks About Affordability
Donald Trump clearly thinks voters are too stupid to understand what’s really happening.
November 10, 2025
Michael Tomasky
It’s Hard to Know Whether Trump’s Cruelty or Stupidity Is Worse
Fine—it’s the cruelty for sure. But the man’s sheer idiocy is pretty staggering too.
November 6, 2025
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Alex Shephard
How Zohran Mamdani Fixed the Mistakes That Cost Democrats in 2024
Democratic leaders who are antsy about the rise of New York City’s new mayor should listen to—and learn from—him.
November 6, 2025
Monica Potts
Are Voters Finally Starting to Believe Democrats on the Economy?
Tuesday’s election results could suggest that the party is finally settling on a coherent, effective economic message. But the Democrats have blown these opportunities before.
October 31, 2025
Monica Potts
She’s Never Run for Office Before. She Could Be Seattle’s Next Mayor.
Katie Wilson is drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani. Though she has a thinner political record than the New York sensation, she’s on the doorstep of City Hall.
October 2, 2025
Monica Potts
The Shutdown Is Bad. The End of the Obamacare Subsidies Is Worse.
The Democrats have picked the right fight to side with the working class.
August 4, 2025
Rachel Kahn
Elizabeth Warren Expertly Destroys All of Zohran Mamdani’s Haters
The Massachusetts senator backed Zohran Mamdani in the best way possible.
April 2, 2021
Katie Prout
Inside the Last Men’s Hotel in Chicago
For those who live there, Chicago’s Ewing Annex Hotel is a refuge, an artifact, and a last chance. The man who’s been holding it together for more than 20 years is about to retire.
September 18, 2020
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Nick Martin
I’m Living Under the Weight of Nearly Four Months of Back Rent
“What really worries me is what’s gonna happen next year. I may find more income sources; I may not.”
February 17, 2020
Andrew Schwartz
A Wildcat Strike Grows out of a Housing Crisis
In Santa Cruz, an unauthorized graduate student strike threatens to spill into its second week, with no clear resolution in sight.
January 22, 2020
Maximillian Alvarez
Mothers Against Vampire Real Estate
In response to a reformist chorus directing them to wait, Moms 4 Housing opted to address a housing crisis with immediate action—and won.
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