Hi friends,For my last edition of Navigator,* I have a special treat in store for you. I spoke with novelist and author Teju Cole about his new book collaboration with photographer Fazal Sheikh. It’s called Human Archipelago.I love that name because it…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The ‘Human Archipelago’ Has No Borders
A book on global migrants and refugees by novelist Teju Cole and photographer Fazal Sheikh explores the agency and humanity of the displaced and dispossessed.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: HUD Rule Targeting Immigrant Families Could Evict 55,000 Children
A Trump administration regulation targeting undocumented immigrants seeks to boot families if even one person is not eligible to receive public housing aid.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Tenants Fighting Back Against Facial Recognition Technology
The landlord of a rent-stabilized apartment in Brooklyn wants to install a facial recognition security system, sparking a debate about privacy and surveillance.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Navigator: End of the Line
Hi pals,So, my colleague and friend Gracie McKenzie recently finished a quest that took her a while! She traveled to the end of all the D.C. Metro lines. Here is what she learned:
I live closer to the bus and usually ride my bike everywhere, so I sta…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Bottom-Line Case for the Green New Deal: The Jobs Pay More
A Brookings report finds that jobs in the clean energy, efficiency, and environmental sectors offer higher salaries than the U.S. average.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Navigator: How Do You Read a City?
Hi friends!Today’s Navigator comes from Adam Sneed, an editor here at CityLab whose tasks include, among other things, whipping our daily newsletter in shape. He’s off on vacation soon, and had a few thoughts about how to acquaint yourself with a city …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why HUD Wants to Restrict Assistance for Immigrants
A proposal by Ben Carson’s agency would eject immigrant families from public housing to make way for the “most vulnerable.” Housing advocates aren’t buying it.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Do Migrant Kids See When They Visualize ‘Home’?
A new exhibit in El Paso showcases works of art created by children detained in a massive border encampment of migrants in Tornillo, Texas.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What D.C.’s Go-Go Showdown Reveals About Gentrification
A neighborhood debate over music swiftly became something bigger, and louder: a cry for self-determination from a community that is struggling to be heard.