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How Gentrification Erases Queer History and Community

“Gentrification is a replacement process.”

How Can We Interrupt the Cycle of Violence?

More incarceration isn’t the answer.

Why Are Conspiracy Theorists Worried About “15-Minute Cities”

Critics have called the idea a socialist conspiracy.

These Activists Are Resisting the Gentrification of Chinatowns

This fight is deeply personal.

Cities Are Trying to Police Unhoused People Out of Existence

In Texas, it’s now a crime to store personal belongings on public property.

The Olympics Are a Disaster for Host Cities

Something has to change.

Cities Are Outsourcing Policing to Business Districts

These entities have a lot of power, and little oversight.

Nithya Raman Says Blue States Can Do Better

The new L.A. City Council member says we can’t let corporate money crush progress.

The Pandemic Made Me Get to Know My City All Over Again

My pre-COVID city life centered on surprises. Now it’s informed by small rituals.

How Gentrification Happens and What to Do About It

"Gentrification is forced economic displacement."