A Tool for Dismantling Capitalism Is Hiding in Plain Sight

By Tannara Yelland / Los Angeles Review of Books Oct 18, 2019 Geographer Samuel Stein’s captivating new book is an effort to shift the housing discussion away from urbanism and toward socialism. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Solution to Sweltering City Summers

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 17, 2019 Urban planners need to add more green space and tree-lined avenues to the mix to combat global warming in our concrete jungles. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver: Lack of Flood Foresight ‘Costing Us a Fortune’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2017 The "Last Week Tonight" host delves into how the way the federal government finances flood recovery is resulting in damaging cycles that could be avoided. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Many City Dwellers Face a Hotter Future Than Their Suburban and Rural Peers

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 7, 2017 The urban heat island effect can double city temperature increases. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Citizen Jane’: A Hugely Entertaining Film Oversimplifies the 1950s Battle Over Growth in New York

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Apr 28, 2017 Matt Tyrnauer’s chronicle also fails to connect the dots between the issues that beset America’s largest city in 1957 and those facing urban centers today. (Pictured, Jane Jacobs.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greener Cities Are Best at Taming Urban Heat

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 3, 2015 Researchers find evidence that cities with more green space are best for human well-being. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

England Set for Big Increase in Record Warm Years

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network May 1, 2015 Research using records dating back to 1659 shows at least a 13-fold rise in the likelihood of human-influenced climate change pushing up temperatures in central England. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

High-Tech Mirror: Cool New Answer to Air Conditioning Problem?

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Dec 1, 2014 As extremes of heat increasingly threaten to become the norm, scientists have invented a new way to reflect sunlight and beam heat away from buildings straight back into space. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

On the Run

By Rachel Newcomb Sep 12, 2014 The result of six years of intensive fieldwork, "On the Run" examines the precarious lives of men who are in and out of prison, and the devastating effects on already impoverished urban communities."On the Run" examines the precarious lives of men who are in and out of prison, and the devastating effects on already impoverished urban communities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Smartest People On the Move?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 5, 2014 What role might basic intelligence play in determining where people choose to live? Psychologist Markus Jokela of the University of Helsinki gives his answer in an upcoming issue of the journal Intelligence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Aircon Turns Up the City Heat

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 9, 2014 As cities get hotter in the changing climate, the increased use of air conditioners is worsening the problem -- especially at night, U.S. researchers say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ozone Rise Will Choke U.S. Cities

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 18, 2014 Poor air quality and health problems are expected to become the summertime norm across the country as ground level ozone rises 70 percent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )