Some California cities may be willing to try them.
Cities & Communities
Posted inWorking in America
The Fight for 15’s Long, Winding, and Brandeisian Road
The progression of the Fight for 15 from a left-wing community organization and a left-wing union to left-wing cities to left-wing states to the Democratic mainstream is representative of the broader transformation of the Democratic Party in recent years.Â
Posted inWorking in America
Labor Raises the Floor in Nashville
As construction booms in an increasingly progressive city, workers find the power to unionize in the otherwise non-union South.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Government Created Housing Segregation. Here’s How the Government Can End It.
No policy limits African American income, wealth, and education as thoroughly as housing segregation. Herewith, a plan to end it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democrats Get Serious About Affordable Housing
Ahead of the first 2020 presidential debates, Dems have released some of the most far-reaching housing plans in decades.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Boston’s Transportation Crisis: A Q&A with Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu
After recent subway derailments, Wu has taken up the banner that state political leaders have dropped, sounding the alarm that Massachusetts officials must develop comprehensive solutions to the beleaguered transit system before it’s too late.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Rail to the Rescue
Amid an ever-worsening crisis of affordable housing, investment in transportation can be key to connecting people to affordable homes.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The de Blasio Paradox
He’s enacted more groundbreaking progressive legislation than any other Democratic presidential candidate. And he’s going nowhere fast.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Blue City Challenge: Clawing Back Power From Red States
Republican state governments have blocked cities from raising wages and helping workers. Now, an activist movement is rallying to win back local power.
Posted inWorking in America
Uber and Lyft Are More Than “Just a Gig”
As the rideshare app goes public, contract workers are striking for benefits and a living wage.
