How the Cost of Housing Became So Crushing

For years, social media companies have relied on an impenetrable first amendment protection to shield them from legal claims that their products are dangerous to children.But now, a cluster of plaintiffs are trying a different tact.Cecilia Kang, who covers technology, explains wh ...  Show more

The intense fallout from Alex Pretti’s death has forced President Trump to publicly change course in Minneapolis.The White House reporters Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Tyler Pager discuss the changes, and whether they are real or merely symbolic.Guest:Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House ...  Show more

La Fondation pour le logement des défavorisés (ex-Fondation Abbé Pierre), a rendu public son 30e rapport sur « l’état du mal-logement en France », ce 4 février 2025. Son constat est alarmant : la crise du logement s’aggrave, avec notamment un doublement en dix ans du nombre de pe ...  Show more

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has won over legions of rent-strapped young voters with a platform focused on making housing more affordable — including by freezing rents. This week he cleared an important hurdle, winning the Democratic primary in an upset of former New York ...  Show more

On our summer break, we're bringing this episode from January back into your feed by popular demand, looking at a crisis that is affecting many Europeans in most EU countries: skyrocketing rents and house prices, a shortage of flats, long waiting lists for social or affordable ho ...  Show more

This week we learned that the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will soon be a new home owner. He’s bought a multi-million-dollar house, featuring sweeping ocean views, on the New South Wales central coast.Some people think it’s a move from the PM that’s especially tone deaf, given ...  Show more