gentrification

Detroit billionaire demands 10-year, $60 million tax break, taking money from schools

June 21, 2022 By Cameron Harrison And Andrew Wright

Billionaire Dan Gilbert of Bedrock Management Services already got $200 in tax breaks and scored a prime piece of real estate for only $1.

Trouble in Paradise: Key West’s runaway real estate market pushing out workers

June 16, 2022 By Andrew Wright

Once a city known for its progressive identity, Key West has been left vulnerable to a more reactionary tourist population by big property investors.

Kansas City renters establish citywide tenants’ union

May 26, 2022 By Andrew Miller

Resisting gentrification has made them comrades.

‘Beautifying’ Detroit: Removing blight or removing residents?

May 3, 2022 By Andrew Wright

“If we don't build up a better foundation…if we don't give people stable employment, stable transportation—the city won’t last,” warned City Councilor Gabriela Santiago-Romero.

Resisting corporate-led evictions in Virginia: Interview with African Communities Together

April 22, 2022 By Joel Cornell

People's World talks with activists involved on the ground in the fight against evictions and gentrification in Virginia.