Parts of the YIMBY Movement Are Moving Left
The “YIMBY” movement, which advocates expanded housing supply, includes many free-market boosters. But many YIMBYs have moved left in recent years.
5 Articles by: Galen Herz
Galen Herz is an organizer who has managed several successful campaigns in Whatcom County, Washington, including an affordable housing levy, and was a regional GOTV coordinator for the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign in New Hampshire.
The Hidden Costs of Being An American Worker
When it comes to buying stuff online, American workers have it made. But when it comes to “mass services” — transportation, housing, education, health insurance, and childcare — American workers are getting fleeced.
In Washington State, the Left Won a Major Victory for Taxing the Rich
For a century, reformers have tried to change Washington’s regressive tax system. Last week, a landmark capital gains tax became law. The story of how they got there shows how the Left can win against Democrats defending the status quo.
Social Housing Is Becoming a Mainstream Policy Goal in the US
Slowly but surely, the idea of social housing — a public housing model most commonly associated with the socialist government of “Red Vienna” — is moving from being a leftist dream to a concrete policy agenda item in a number of US states.
Why the Minimum Wage Won Where Biden Couldn’t
In conservative Florida, where Trump edged out Biden last year by 51 percent to 48 percent, a ballot measure to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026 passed with nearly 61 percent of the vote. By appealing to Floridians’ material interests across lines of race and geography, the campaign shows how left economic policies can win even in right-wing contexts.