Jerusalem Demsas
Former Policy Reporter
Latest articles by Jerusalem Demsas
People are bad at judging crime trends.
Fed up with skyrocketing housing prices, voters support strong federal action.
Research shows places with BLM protests from 2014 to 2019 saw a reduction in police homicides but an uptick in murders.
Housing prices are out of control. Biden’s infrastructure bill could be the first step — of many — to changing that.
As Lorde said: “We live in cities.”
Who gets to live in Connecticut?
A majority of voters support universal background checks and an assault weapons ban.
Vaccination rates are on the rise, and parents are eager to send their kids back to the classroom.
How white supremacy tried to divide Black and Asian Americans — and how communities worked to find common ground.
One way cities are quietly circumventing due process and fair housing laws to evict renters.