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illustration with 3 figures standing on top of a stack of abstract green bills: one with a cane, one with a walker, and one pulling up a long ladder out of the reach of the figure on the ground

Ideas

Who Gets to Live in a Single-Family Home?

Henry Grabar

March 30, 2026

An illustration of suburban homes in a row, with two of the houses missing.

Family

How the Midwest Became the Place to Move

Olga Khazan

March 23, 2026

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Ideas

The Great American Condo Crisis

M. Nolan Gray and Muhammad T. Alameldin

March 13, 2026

Economy

The Real Reason California Can’t Build

Rogé Karma

March 12, 2026

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Ideas

The Left Shouldn’t Demonize Homeowners

Michael Powell

March 9, 2026

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Ideas

The Disappearing American Mortgage

Annie Lowrey

March 3, 2026

A house on a hill that looks like a decline curve

Ideas

High-End Construction Really Does Help Everyone

Henry Grabar

February 23, 2026

Gif of houses in a row that keeps expanding as the houses swap colors with one another

Ideas

What Mamdani Doesn’t Know About Tenants

Michael Powell

February 11, 2026

Color photograph of Zohran Mamdani in an apartment with a tenant, standing beside a rusty stovetop.

Economy

The One Tiny Problem With Trump’s Affordability Agenda

Rogé Karma

February 10, 2026

Ideas

A Hidden Lesson of the Minnesota Welfare Scandal

Stephen Eide

February 2, 2026

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Ideas

What Tearing Down Housing Projects Did for Kids

Idrees Kahloon

January 29, 2026

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Ideas

Gavin Newsom’s Record Is a Problem

Marc Novicoff and Jonathan Chait

January 22, 2026

Gavin Newsom seen in a close up portrait with dark, dramatic lighting

Ideas

The YIMBY Hero Everyone Is Shouting At

Helen Lewis

January 11, 2026

A jagged-edge picture of Scott Wiener wearing glasses, on a red background

Ideas

The Three-Step Guide to Fixing Affordability

Annie Lowrey

December 22, 2025

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Global

The Real Reason for the Hong Kong Fire

Timothy McLaughlin

December 13, 2025

Ideas

How Private Equity Is Changing Housing

Annie Lowrey

December 8, 2025

Ideas

Trump Doesn’t Understand Inflation

James Surowiecki

November 25, 2025

An illustration of Trump gazing at a line graph.

Economy

Mamdani Has a Point About Rent Control

Rogé Karma

November 2, 2025

Illustration showing Zohran Mamdani in front of row of houses

Politics

Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases

Michael Scherer, Missy Ryan, and Ashley Parker

October 30, 2025

toy soldiers stationed in front of a house

Ideas

New York NIMBYs Turn Against Democracy

Jacob Anbinder

September 9, 2025

Ideas

The Abundance Delusion

Mike Solana

September 8, 2025

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Family

Homes Still Aren’t Designed for a Body Like Mine

Jessica Slice

July 28, 2025

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Podcasts

The Fight for the Political Center

David Frum

July 23, 2025

Ideas

The Biggest Myth About the YIMBY Movement

Ron Davis

July 14, 2025

A yellow house tipping over in front of a blue background

The Atlantic Daily

The Trend Disrupting Conventional Housing Wisdom

Stephanie Bai

July 2, 2025

Single-family homes in a residential neighborhood in San Marcos, Texas

Economy

The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California

Rogé Karma

June 30, 2025

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Ideas

The Coming Democratic Civil War

Jonathan Chait

May 25, 2025

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Letters

Who’s to Blame for America’s Housing Crisis?

May 2025 Issue

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Ideas

The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer

Marc J. Dunkelman

April 2, 2025

Ideas

The Political Fight of the Century

Derek Thompson

March 18, 2025

Men and women in overalls building the flag of America as if it were pieces of wood

Ideas

A Proven Way to Ease L.A.’s Housing Crisis

Grimes, M. Nolan Gray, and Nicole Nabulsi Nosek

February 16, 2025

An illustration that shows housing surrounded by stacks of paper

Ideas

How Progressives Broke the Government

Marc J. Dunkelman

February 16, 2025

Ideas

How Progressives Froze the American Dream

Yoni Appelbaum

March 2025 Issue

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Ideas

To Rebuild Los Angeles, Fix Zoning

Jerusalem Demsas

January 31, 2025

A small house growing into a taller building, next to palm trees

Ideas

How Well-Intentioned Policies Fueled L.A.’s Fires

M. Nolan Gray

January 11, 2025

A photo of a smoldering L.A. neighborhood

Sections

The Print Edition

An Oligarchy of Old People

Who Gets to Live in a Single-Family Home?

How the Midwest Became the Place to Move

The Great American Condo Crisis

The Real Reason California Can’t Build

The Left Shouldn’t Demonize Homeowners

The Disappearing American Mortgage

High-End Construction Really Does Help Everyone

What Mamdani Doesn’t Know About Tenants

The One Tiny Problem With Trump’s Affordability Agenda

A Hidden Lesson of the Minnesota Welfare Scandal

What Tearing Down Housing Projects Did for Kids

Gavin Newsom’s Record Is a Problem

The YIMBY Hero Everyone Is Shouting At

The Three-Step Guide to Fixing Affordability

The Real Reason for the Hong Kong Fire

How Private Equity Is Changing Housing

Trump Doesn’t Understand Inflation

Mamdani Has a Point About Rent Control

Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases

New York NIMBYs Turn Against Democracy

The Abundance Delusion

Homes Still Aren’t Designed for a Body Like Mine

The Fight for the Political Center

The Biggest Myth About the YIMBY Movement

The Trend Disrupting Conventional Housing Wisdom

The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California

The Coming Democratic Civil War

Who’s to Blame for America’s Housing Crisis?

The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer

The Political Fight of the Century

A Proven Way to Ease L.A.’s Housing Crisis

How Progressives Broke the Government

How Progressives Froze the American Dream

To Rebuild Los Angeles, Fix Zoning

How Well-Intentioned Policies Fueled L.A.’s Fires