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Zohran Mamdani Can Learn From Paris Housing Victories

Ian Brossat, Interviewed by Harrison Stetler Jacobin
As Paris’s deputy mayor, Ian Brossat massively expanded the French capital’s public housing stock. He spoke to Jacobin about the left-wing city hall’s record and what lessons it might have for Zohran Mamdani in New York.

Why Housing First Failed in Canada

Laurence Braun-Woodbury Canadian Dimension
To end homelessness we must reclaim our housing infrastructure from the investor class, produce homes as if they were essential goods rather than investment vehicles.

Building on the Best of New York’s Social Housing Policy

Jonathan Tarleton Jacobin
The New York state legislature is calling for the revival of Mitchell-Lama, a program that built over 160,000 affordable housing units in the mid-20th century. It’s a welcome proposal — but we need bigger ambitions for social housing policy today.

The National Fight for Rent Control

Oksana Mironova Protean Magazine
Rent control is back from the dead with a vengeance, with serious organizing campaigns underway in at least 15 states.
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