It’s Time to Rewrite Fair Lending Rules. (Just Not Like This.)
A Trump administration scheme to update the Community Reinvestment Act has civil rights watchdogs worried.
Mayors: Run for Office. You Just May Win.
Andrew Gillum’s victory shows that there’s a path from city hall to the governor’s mansion and beyond.
Is the Fight for Fair Housing Over?
Another question: Will it ever start?
Is There a Better Way to Battle Evictions?
Students at BYU’s LawX Lab and the University of Arizona are building software that can help imperiled tenants get automated legal assistance, fast.
Ben Carson Is a YIMBY Now and Everything's Confusing
The HUD secretary's new attempt to roll back an Obama-era fair-housing rule has him wading into battle against exclusionary zoning.
This Housing Price Spike Is Different
In cities nationwide, home prices are at or above their pre-recession levels. But it’s no bubble.
What the Hell: Why Not Rename Austin?
A report about city-owned streets named after the Confederacy has sparked a broader (and misleading) conversation about Austin’s history.
Do Millennials Prefer Cities or Suburbs? Maybe Both.
A new simulation may shed light on the living preferences of the largest generation in American history.
Never (Baby) Trump
How do you make light of something that isn’t funny anymore?
Here's a New Thing to Worry About: Census Hackers
Why national security experts want some answers as the Census Bureau prepares for its first electronic count in 2020.
The ‘War on Poverty’ Isn’t Over, and Kids Are Losing
Federal spending on America’s children is heading down, and the drop in funding could be dramatic.
The National Zoo Shouldn’t Fall for Security Theater
A proposal to ramp up security at the National Zoo would undermine a historic design that weaves nature into the lives of Washingtonians.
Down With Fun!
“Fun House,” an installation by Snarkitecture at the National Building Museum, shows that the craze for crowd-friendly museum spectacles is still going strong.
What If the Teen City Council Is Better Than the Grownup One?
These high schoolers take their local government very seriously.
With Justice Kennedy’s Retirement, Fair Housing Is in Peril
The Supreme Court’s swing vote on the 2015 “disparate impact” case shored up the Fair Housing Act.
Why Vermonters Fear This Mormon Utopia
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s latest list of America’s most endangered historic places includes four Vermont towns set to host a vast micro-housing development based of the visions of Joseph Smith.
Here’s D.C.’s Memorial For Native American Veterans
Unlike other war memorials in D.C., the National Native American Veterans Memorial does not highlight a specific conflict, but rather an entire people.
Why Trump Wants a Department of Public Welfare
A sweeping plan to reform the federal government could be considered an effort to undo the New Deal with a single org chart.
How HUD Could Reverse Course on Racial Discrimination
The housing agency plans to revisit its rule regarding “disparate impact,” a legal doctrine that prohibits discrimination that happens because of a policy whose language is otherwise neutral.
D.C. Voted on Higher Wages for Tipped Workers. Here’s What Happened.
Support for the controversial ballot measure, which will raise the minimum wage on tipped employees, fell on familiar race and class lines.
D.C.’s War Over Restaurant Tips Will Soon Go National
The District’s voters will decide Initiative 77, which would raise the minimum wage on tipped employees. Why don’t workers support it?