With housing costs on the rise and an administration hostile to renters, activists are collaborating on new strategies—and getting results.

A leaked tape recording council members’ racist slurs demonstrates the deep alliance between real estate interests and the state.

These public-private partnerships skate by on their complexity and branding, but they undermine a future where housing is a right.

Why we gawk at stories about rent-controlled apartments, and how the basics—a secure, affordable roof over one’s head—became the stuff of fantasy

In the face of compounding crises, tenants and housing organizers see an opportunity to pry open the real estate industry’s grip on our cities.

Interest in tenant activism has surged in the face of the coronavirus. Organizers are trying to seize the moment and build a movement.