The American housing market is in crisis, with young people unable to afford homes due to a lack of new construction, high prices, and restrictive zoning laws, and the federal government needs to take action to address the issue.
The ACLU and Ms. Öztürk are urging people to take action to support immigrant rights, including writing to Congress, staying informed, knowing your rights, volunteering, and joining protests in your community.
Key points: For over fifty years, the California Environmental Quality Act—CEQA—stood as a pillar of the state’s…
President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles has resulted in low morale among the ranks and the misuse of federal power, as the troops are not being deployed to protect the public but to intimidate those who dissent.
Incarceration is a public health crisis that affects the health and well-being of incarcerated people, corrections staff, their families, and entire communities, resulting in increased rates of chronic medical conditions, mental health issues, and poor health outcomes.
The American housing market is broken, and increasing the SALT deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 will only exacerbate the problem, while a new vision of housing that values stability over speculation, homes over assets, and access over appreciation is needed to fix affordability.
California is a donor state that loses billions of dollars every year, is subject to abusive relationships with the federal government, and is often ridiculed and hated by other states, making it better off as an independent country.
Former President Barack Obama has urged Democrats to stop being ideologically stuck and start building homes to address the housing crisis, while some critics argue that his previous administration’s housing response prioritized banks over borrowers and left many behind.
The American prison system is a carceral continuum that perpetuates cycles of harm, and reform is not the solution, but rather a reimagining of the society that produced prisons in the first place.
Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis was created by a century of political choices, including the criminalization of poverty, the dismantling of mental health institutions, and the construction of luxury housing, and can be solved by building affordable housing and providing services to those in need.
The Supreme Court confirmation process has become a raw power struggle, with both parties abandoning shared rules and norms, and the judiciary now seen as a partisan enabler, leading to a crisis of faith in the Court’s legitimacy.
California is enforcing its housing laws to combat the state’s housing crisis, with a recent battle in Fairfax, Marin County, testing whether a town can obstruct housing development and get away with it.
The ideology of colorblindness, which seeks to ignore race, actually fosters racial inequality and hinders progress towards racial equity, while the Fourteenth Amendment was intended to remedy the legacy of slavery and promote fairness.
The concept of liberty and justice in the United States is selective and conditional, with marginalized communities being targeted and the ruling class exploiting their economic insecurity to manufacture consent and maintain their power and control.
America is missing 15 million homes due to zoning codes, permitting delays, and political resistance, which have effectively closed off the suburban growth engine and led to rising housing costs, displacement, and homelessness.
As polarization deepens and the norms of liberal democracy are dismantled by a radicalized Republican Party, the eventual consequence is likely to be a radicalization of the left, which will only exacerbate the current political crisis.
American cities are becoming increasingly divided, with wealth concentrated in certain areas while poverty is entrenched in others, and the housing crisis is not just a supply problem but a moral one that requires realignment of housing with opportunity.
California’s high poverty rate is largely due to high housing costs, and addressing this by building more housing could be a necessary condition for solving the state’s poverty problem.
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig has paused referrals to mental health and addiction intervention courts in favor of a felony treatment scheme, revealing his true priorities of punishing over treatment.
CEQA reforms are a necessary step in streamlining housing development, but they will not solve the entire housing crisis in California, which is a national problem requiring political courage, financial tools, and federal leadership.