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“The road was a raging river. It was like the ocean,” recalled Maria Blancett. “There were white caps going down the street. There were fish in the road.” Maria and …
How Florida is rebuilding for a stormy, costly future Read More
Rushanara Ali has stepped down as Homelessness minister, following an i Paper investigation that revealed she evicted tenants before raising the rent on a property she owns. After facing numerous …
Homelessness minister resigns over ‘throwing tenants out’ and hiking rent Read More
MADRID (AP) — Spain could receive as many as 100 million tourists this year, according to some projections, which the country’s economy minister said poses challenges for residents that the …
Spain’s economy minister says ‘overtourism’ challenges need to be addressed Read More
Hudson Yards West almost feels as if it was designed as a test case for the thesis of Abundance, the recent book by Ezra Klein of the New York Times and …
An Abundance of Billionaires Stalls Hudson Yards West Read More
On Monday, Ghassan Abdel Basset and his family left their home in the occupied West Bank to visit a relative. They were going to break their fast together during the …
The many ways Israeli settlers steal Palestinian homes Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The one-bedroom cottage with a woodsy vibe reminded Heather McAlpine of the home she lost to the brutal Los Angeles-area wildfires. But only two hours after …
How LA wildfires are making an already tough rental market even worse Read More
You’d be forgiven if you passed by St. James Towers in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, or Southbridge Towers in Lower Manhattan without noting their exceptional qualities or sensing the tumult within. The …
A Tale of Two Co-ops Read More
Because I’m such great fun, I often share announcements from various Government bodies on Bluesky and Threads, provided they sound vaguely intriguing. One thing is always certain: the comments will …
All the Big Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Been Telling You About Read More
A price premium for landowners is artificially inflating land prices and blocking the government from building the social homes needed to ease the housing crisis and meet its own housebuilding …
Inflated land prices blocking government from building enough homes to hit targets and meet need Read More
PHOENIX (AP) — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn’t have air conditioning in the motor home where he died last month in Washington state as temperatures surged into the …
Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity Read More