Op-ed: The ROAD to Housing Act – which just became law without Trump’s signature – won’t deliver real affordability because it rests on two faulty economic assumptions. Congress just passed the largest housing bill in decades...
“I do not love America, and never have, especially now.” Those are the opening words of America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries, a new book from Princeton historian Eddie Glaude. Released ahead of...
We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New...
For Madison and the other Framers, the danger wasn’t the power of elites but that of the mob. POSTED ON JACOBIN BY DOUG HENWOOD One of the great contradictions of American life is that...
The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a major blow to the rights of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The court ruled 6 to 3 along partisan lines to sanction so-called...
“This bill is a major step toward reducing housing costs for millions of American families, and Donald Trump just doesn’t care,” Elizabeth Warren told HuffPost. WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Wednesday shocked lawmakers by canceling...
As World Cup matches begin, advocates warn that Atlanta is on track to repeat the arrests, displacement, and criminalization of homeless residents that drew criticism during the city’s 1996 Olympics. Atlanta promises a welcoming...
Development that renews neighborhoods from the ground up is about to take its first steps. There is reason to hope an innovative form of community building will soon be transforming part of Broadway-Fillmore. If...
Henry-Louis Taylor, Jr.UB Center for Urban Studies, University at BuffaloJune 18, 2026 Understanding Juneteenth in the Black imaginary requires placing the slave industry in a historical context anchored by five realities. The first is...
A Black political strategist breaks down the eight critical stories being ignored during the NBA Finals celebration. The NY Knicks just pulled off the biggest comeback in the history of the NBA finals, overcoming...
The Upper Broadway-Fillmore Neighborhood Transformation ProjectHenry-Louis Taylor, Jr.Press Conference — Announcing the $3 Million Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Grant11 June 2026 The purpose of the East Side Neighborhood Transformation Project is to improve health...
