A Global, Invisible Empire
The United States isn’t just the shape we see on a map — it’s a sprawling empire whose reach touches not just in formal territories and colonies but all corners of the world.
6 Articles by: Annie Howard
Annie Howard is a freelance journalist and housing organizer based in Chicago.
Rent Control’s Momentum
The midterms offered mixed results for affordable housing advocates. But one thing is clear: rent control is back on the agenda.
Siding With the Bosses
The Supreme Court has made the fight against workplace sexual harassment even more difficult.
The Right to Rent Control
Last month, voters and organizers in Chicago mobilized against Illinois’ rent-control ban — a first step in stemming the city’s affordable-housing crisis.
Meritocratic Myths
Elite universities don’t offer poor and working-class students class mobility — they maintain a rigid class hierarchy.
How Pepe Turned Brown
Inside every cartoon frog is a totalitarian screaming to get out.