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  • Harvey - Stateway Gardens

Reconsidering Public Housing in America

The National Public Housing Museum is pluralizing the program's mythic narrative.

Anjulie Rao2022-09-02T16:19:37-04:00July 15, 2022|
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  • Calumet River Chicago

What Would a Proposed Development Mean for Chicago’s Southeast Side?

A developer promises green jobs, but residents are skeptical.

Cam Rodriguez2022-07-06T12:30:45-04:00June 22, 2022|
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Urban Renewal Today

Tracing the past, present, and future of housing development and displacement in Detroit.

sara faraj2022-01-26T10:22:56-05:00November 10, 2021|
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  • Milwaukee - Sherman Park

How to Buy a House in Milwaukee

Is homeownership the answer to Milwaukee’s affordable housing crisis? It’s complicated.

Kynala Phillips2021-11-01T11:23:23-04:00October 1, 2021|
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  • Oprea - Lima - Sharetta Smith

Envisioning a Progressive Future for Lima, Ohio

Lima’s current mayor is retiring after thirty-two years. Sharetta Smith, his current chief of staff, says “it’s time for the next generation to lead.”

Mark Oprea2021-04-23T12:35:43-04:00April 9, 2021|
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  • Dispatches III_small - David Wilson

The Best of Belt Magazine 2020

Announcing a new anthology of regional writing, available exclusively to Belt members.

Belt Magazine2020-12-17T14:20:21-05:00December 17, 2020|
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  • Reidy family on Maplewood

Following the Yellowlined Road

Yellowlining—the lesser cousin of federal-government redlining—was a discriminatory force that historians and economists have only begun to explore.

Dave Reidy2020-12-16T13:07:56-05:00November 5, 2020|
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  • massmatt - Meters

What Happens After Coronavirus?

Moratoriums on evictions, utility shut-offs now are necessary, but policymakers should also plan for the post-coronavirus fallout.

Nick Cotter2020-03-27T13:49:24-04:00March 17, 2020|
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  • Detroit Redlining

Development in Black and White

An interview with Jason Hackworth, author of "Manufacturing Decline: How Racism and the Conservative Movement Crush the American Rust Belt."

Annie Howard2021-05-12T13:54:39-04:00November 22, 2019|
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  • Dispatches II - Cover (small)

The Best of Belt Magazine 2019

Announcing a new anthology of regional writing, available exclusively to Belt members.

Belt Magazine2019-12-04T10:13:50-05:00November 19, 2019|
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  • Pruitt-Igoe

Inside the St. Louis Rent Strike of 1969

“It touched everybody all over the country who lived in public housing.” [From "The St. Louis Anthology"]

Caitlin Lee and Clark Randall2019-06-21T15:48:10-04:00June 4, 2019|
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  • Love - Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Affordable Housing Project

American System-Built Homes in Chicago (and elsewhere).

Taylor Moore2019-05-24T09:37:17-04:00May 9, 2019|
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