Navigating Public Policy, Technology, Health, Data, and Innovation for a Fairer Future
There are people in every neighborhood who seem to possess an unofficial jurisdiction over whatever has gone wrong. They know which plumber will answer on a Sunday. They know who has a pickup truck, who still owns a ladder tall enough to reach the gutter, and which church keeps a small fund for families whose Read More “Repair Is a Form of Belief”
A nation reveals itself in how it treats the most vulnerable. Judges across the country are now raising alarms about the detention of pregnant women and nursing mothers in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Federal courts, not advocacy groups, not pundits, are describing what they see as harrowing: women separated from breastfeeding infants, women in Read More “We Are Better Than This”
The first cold snap always carries a kind of civic honesty test. There is that familiar moment when the furnace clicks alive, sending warm air through the vents and a quiet warning through the household budget. We spend most of the year talking about energy policy as if it were an abstraction measured in megawatts Read More “Why Energy Policy Feels Different When Winter Arrives”
There are moments in Washington when the ideological theater goes quiet and something like common sense breaks through. This is one of them. Twenty-two House Republicans, led by Long Island Reps. Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota, have sent a draft letter to HUD Secretary Scott Turner with an unusual request: please do not disrupt the Read More “The Housing Program So Effective That Lawmakers Are Fighting Their Own Party to Save It”
Something remarkable is happening. Across the country, renters are joining together to form tenant unions on a scale we have never seen before. In affordable housing complexes owned by Capital Realty Group, more than 1,000 residents in five states are organizing across buildings, across cities, and even across state lines. It is a hopeful, inspiring Read More “The New Labor Movement Is in Our Living Rooms”
Every once in a while, a problem comes along that is so big, so intertwined with everything else, that we stop seeing it. Housing in America is like that. It’s the air we breathe, the floor beneath our feet, the backdrop of our lives, and right now, that foundation is cracking. We have millions of Read More “The House We All Live In”
Homelessness in America is not a crisis of ideas. It is a crisis of follow-through. Every few years, headlines declare a renewed focus. Tent encampments become election issues. Cities deploy task forces, declare emergencies, and promise action. But if you trace the arc of U.S. homelessness policy over time, one thing becomes painfully clear: we Read More “Learning from What Already Works”
Redlining shaped America’s housing and financial systems for decades. Banks and developers systematically excluded Black and immigrant communities from wealth-building opportunities through discriminatory loan practices. That history left a legacy still visible in racial wealth gaps and economic disparities. Machine-learning models now shape access to capital and employment, but instead of eliminating bias, they often Read More “Who Gets the Keys? How AI is Deciding Who Can Buy a Home”
Societies reveal their character in how they treat the most vulnerable. Finland, a country of just over 5.5 million people, has redefined the global conversation on homelessness through an approach that is as pragmatic as it is humane. While much of the Western world struggles with the cycle of emergency shelters, evictions, and half-measures, Finland Read More “How Finland Proved Homelessness Is a Policy Choice”
Technology has revolutionized nearly every aspect of our lives. It has changed how we work, communicate, and address society’s most pressing challenges. But one area where its transformative power often goes unnoticed is homelessness outreach. The question we must ask ourselves: Is technology a tool that empowers the most vulnerable among us, or does it Read More “The Impact of Technology on Homelessness Outreach Programs”