Protesters who descended on Cleveland this week remained calm despite predictions of violence.
Cities & Communities
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump Snubs Republican Mayors
Donald Trump wrapped up his convention without one word to Republican mayors, which should come as little surprise for a candidate with essentially no urban policy agenda.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Philly’s New Mayor
How many progressive changes can Jim Kenney bring to an old-style city with an antique political culture?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Photo Essay: Cleveland Protests
Protesters, onlookers, and police from around the country converged in Cleveland for the Republican National Convention.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Boston Neighborhood Battles Pipeline Project
Plans for a natural gas pipeline in a densely populated Boston neighborhood have triggered protests and raised questions about secretive corporate decision making.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Q&A: After Philando Castile, a Playbook for Organizers
Community organizer Anthony Newby has been on the front lines of protests against police violence in Minnesota, and is working to help other activists across the country follow suit.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How We Move Beyond Dallas
Calls for healing and reconciliation in the wake of recent racial violence overlook the substantive, concrete steps that experts say would help forestall the next police tragedy.
Posted inWorking in America
Seattle Progressives Fight Inequality: Teamsters Take On Uber
The metropolitan region’s progressive groups have come together in a union-led, community-based movement for a sustainable city.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Can Community Organizers Build Progressive Power?
Against a backdrop of racial violence and social turmoil, more than 1,500 community organizers gathered in Pittsburgh to map out a grassroots progressive organizing strategy.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Caught on Camera: Police Racism
A recent wave of police violence against African Americans isn’t anything new. It’s just been caught on video.
