The Height of Folly: Safeboxes in the Sky
Can’t our society find something better to do than give billionaires playpens over a quarter-mile up?
A California Cooperative Tackles Inequality by Reimagining the Future of Housing
By working towards creating ‘land without landlords,’ this East Bay cooperative is helping communities build pathways to collective property ownership and community wealth.
The Super Bowl Should Support Communities, Not Displace Them
Minnesota activists have launched a week of resistance against racism, corporatism, and displacement caused by the Super Bowl in Minneapolis.
What Happens When Wall Street Becomes Your Landlord?
Wall Street rental empires pit the profits of investors against the needs of tenants — leading to absurd rent increases, dangerous negligence, and high eviction rates.
Seattle Takes on the Trump Budget
Trump’s budget would make Seattle’s housing crisis worse—so a new campaign is looking to make the city “Trump-proof”.
For Black Americans, MLK’s Dream Still Isn’t Reality
Housing was a key part of King’s vision for economic justice, but most black Americans don’t own homes.
Homes Are Getting Smaller While the Wealth Gap Gets Larger
Tiny house advocates say they’re reducing their ecological footprints, but the extremely rich beneficiaries of this concentration pose a greater threat to our environment.
Under Armour Wants to Use Baltimore Tax Revenue Without Giving Back to the City
Development projects in cities across the nation are trying to drive out low-income residents, but local activists are taking control with community-based solutions that are beneficial to everyone.
America’s Racial Wealth Divide Is Nothing Short of Shocking
It would take the average black family 228 years to accrue the same amount of wealth that white families have today.
The Housing Crisis Unfolding in America’s Destination Towns
People with working-class jobs in U.S. beach towns and ski resorts are getting pushed away by exorbitant housing costs.
The Housing Lottery’s Hand in Fate
Growing up in a diverse and wealthy neighborhood put me on the road to reach my potential.
Lending Dreams
An innovative new program helps low-income families become homeowners while engaging in social change.
“Affordable?” For Whom?
As rent prices soar in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, JPNet’s State of Our Neighborhood forum helps to give community residents and merchants a voice.
The Wealthy’s Free Pass
Our tax code pads the bottom line of the Americans who need help the least.
2012 Letelier-Moffitt Awards Uncut
Watch the whole ceremony right here on our blog.