The Year in Housing: The Middle Class Can’t Afford to Live in Cities Anymore
Cities are increasingly populated by lower-income people in subsidized housing and high income people prepared to pay $3,500 a month…
The Powerless People of Aleppo Are Tweeting for Help
As the city falls, civilians turn to social media when they have nothing else. The post The Powerless People of…
Sorry America, You Have to Pay Attention to Trump’s Tweets
Whether he knows it or not, Trump’s tweets affect everything from geopolitics to the stock market to the private lives…
The Electoral College Is Great for Whiter States, Lousy for Cities
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by millions, but later this month a few hundred people will elect Donald Trump…
How Ink Master Became an Unexpected Lesson in Feminist Strategy
An unexpected feminist lesson emerges on one of TV’s most masculine shows. The post How Ink Master Became an Unexpected…
Standing Rock Protesters Now Have an Unlikely Ally: Time
Thanks to the bureaucratic obstacles erected by the Army’s environmental review, a completed Dakota Access pipeline will likely remain a…
Clinton’s Campaign Manager Blames James Comey for Her Loss
Clinton’s private email server dogged her throughout the presidential campaign, but a single letter cost her the election, her campaign…
Want an Election Escape? The Internet Doesn’t Work Like That
The election tore apart Boston’s Garden Moms, and why wouldn’t it? That’s how online life works when the world goes…
The Normalization of ‘Normalize’ Is a Sign of the New Normal
Have you wondered in the back of your mind whether you’re seeing the word “normalize” more lately? You are—at least,…
Coders Think They Can Burst Your Filter Bubble with Tech
Since Donald Trump’s victory, a handful of engineers have turned to code in hopes of turning the United States purple.…