New York asks that question after officers shoot and wound an alleged fare evader.
District of Columbia
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Neighborhoods Play Hardball
For decades, wealthy owners and financiers have gotten cities to pay for their sports stadiums. It’s not so easy anymore.
Posted inEducation in America
Big-Money Divestments Are So Important to College Protesters
D.C. student protesters are demanding university transparency and divestment from big corporations that do business with the Israeli military.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Nominee Asked About Discrepancies in Testimony
Sparkle Sooknanan said she wasn’t lead counsel representing vulture funds with Puerto Rican debt. Legal records and her own law firm say otherwise.
Posted inBooks
Uber and the Impoverished Public Expectations of the 2010s
A new book shows that Uber was a symbol of a neoliberal philosophy that neglected public funding and regulation in favor of rule by private corporations.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Food Businesses Step Up to Curb Food Waste
Restaurants, bakeries, and other food purveyors move to cut down on throwing out perfectly good eats.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Glenn and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Washington fought off the pandemic, but can the city get over the gall of a billionaire sports mogul and a governor moving D.C. teams across the Potomac?
Posted inWorking in America
Making a Federal Case out of Remote Work
Biden administration officials and some congressional leaders want federal employees back in their offices. But flexible schedules are here to stay.
Posted inTransportation
Live to Ride Another Day
The end of COVID emergency funding forces public-transit systems, states, and cities to get creative about new funding.
Posted inHousing
Downtown Rebound
Transforming office-centric big-city downtowns into vibrant residential neighborhoods is no easy task.