public housing
Why Is Public Housing Dying Out in the UK?
Speaking to the residents of some of the UK's most famous housing estates about the systematic erasure of subsidized housing.
One of New York's 'Most Dangerous' Housing Projects Now Has Its Own YouTube Show
"Project Heat" tells the story of life in East New York's Pink Houses just as an NYPD cop faces trial for accidentally killing a resident.
Police Have Arrested an Alleged Drug Kingpin in Raids Across Melbourne
Alleged Melbourne drug boss arrested by police overnight
The Struggle to Finally Desegregate American Cities
The government had a plan to provide low-income housing in Baltimore by giving incentives to developers. But two years later, not a single housing unit has been built.
New York Just Committed $2.6 Billion to Housing the Homeless
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to build 15,000 new housing units for the homeless over the next 15 years, but it won't help families living in shelters.
How the Poor Are Paying For Sydney’s Property Boom
"Do we want a fair city, do we want an equal city, or do we just want a city where people hang around talking about their million dollar apartments?"
What’s Behind Melbourne’s Love Affair With the Milk Crate?
You know the look instantly: Unpolished timber, peeling paint, some Edison lightbulbs, and a slew of plastic crates picked up for nothing from an alley somewhere.
What’s Driving the Rising Support for the Australian Greens?
Is the increased support for the Greens' merely disaffected voters turning away from the major parties, or a sign that the Australian electorate is turning towards more progressive ideals?
An Indigenous Activist Was Arrested Under the Australian Laws he’s Renounced
Last year Murrumu Walubara Yidindji renounced his citizenship and reverted to the tribal law of his people, the Yidindji.
The Private Sector Is Creeping Into New York City's Public Housing
The real estate development firms would invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the next few years, some of which would go towards building repairs for 900 units.
This Device Will Stop You from Getting High in Hotel Rooms and Dorms
I talked to the buzzkill scientist who invented a smoke detector that looks out for smoking rather than smoke.
Real Estate Developers Held a Conference in the Midst of London's Housing Crisis
Protesters gathered outside to heckle delegates, who seemed hell-bent on making London even more expensive to live in.