late stage capitalism Manhattan: a city of empty luxury condos and overflowing homeless shelters Cory Doctorow
elections Meet Jackie Fielder, the recently homeless indigenous woman who's primarying a San Francisco Democrat in a state senate race Cory Doctorow
california California's housing bubble is spilling over into poor and exurban neighborhoods, creating waves of crises Cory Doctorow
debt High prices and debt mean millennials don't plan to stop renting, and that's before their parents retire and become dependent on them Cory Doctorow
guillotine watch Guillotine watch: Louis XVI's final chateau, never occupied by royalty, is for sale, just in time for the next revolution Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Burbank! Come to an emergency City Hall meeting on 10/29 to deal with the city's eviction crisis! Cory Doctorow
los angeles Burbankers! Tell city council to enact a rent freeze between now and when statewide rent control kicks in Cory Doctorow
urban theory Owner of Phoenix apartment building serves eviction notices to every tenant so he can turn their homes into unlicensed hotel rooms Cory Doctorow
uk After the Oliver Twist poorhouse became luxury housing with a segregated playground, London bans segregated play-areas Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Ex-Fox & Friends host, accused of a Ponzi scheme that turned Indianapolis real-estate investors into slumlords, moves to Portugal Cory Doctorow
economics The rent's less damned high: rents falling in most of America's most expensive cities Cory Doctorow
Business Florida property-tax auction winner didn't realize he was bidding on a 12"-wide strip between two houses Cory Doctorow
Business The UK government gave away cheap money for property purchase deposits, which the wealthy abused, driving up property prices and leaving UK taxpayers exposed Cory Doctorow
los angeles In homeless LA, the families, retirees and working people who live in their cars are desperate for overnight parking Cory Doctorow