Could collective action and an obscure government board protect local tenants? Memphis Tenants Union helped organize Memphis Tower residents to appeal to group tasked with tax breaks for low-income housing by Jacob Steimer MLK50 launches NewsMatch 2023 campaign to raise $75,000 by Wendi C. Thomas With food instability increasing, residents get support from community sources by Sono Motoyama A ‘Ponzi scheme’ sets the stage for food insecurity by Sono Motoyama Thank you for sharing your joy with MLK50 by MLK50 Staff In shift, local eviction court will have someone explain the process to tenants by Jacob Steimer Which Shelby County neighborhoods see the most bankruptcies? by Jacob Steimer The weary can’t rest yet by Adrienne Johnson Martin Solidarity with Palestine by Lucy Garrett and Andrea Morales Health City leaders always talk about crime, yet this violence-interruption program only got a six-month trial by Sono Motoyama A year after Tennessee’s abortion ban, 14,000 people have faced limited choices, devastating consequences by Sono Motoyama He needed a liver, but did the risks trump the reward? by Max Blau, ProPublica Economic Justice Memphis leads the nation in bankruptcies. Who’s using it and why? by Jacob Steimer Widowed, betrayed and evicted: One woman’s story from an eviction crisis by Jacob Steimer Forests, predictions and Census data: How we analyzed the effects of race on bankruptcy rates by Jacob Steimer Shelby County ranks No. 1 in bankruptcy. Here’s why. by Jacob Steimer Courts The Oher case reveals the need for better oversight for conservatorships by Thomas Goldsmith What federal judges’ rulings reveal about Memphis police tactics by Daphne Duret and Marc Perrusquia No A/C, mold and mice plague these apartments: Here’s how the landlord gets away with it by Jacob Steimer The toll of his absence: the women supporting prisoner Almeer Nance by Katti Gray Investigations FedEx says it’s a safe workplace. So why is Jessica James dead? by Wendi C. Thomas Why does the state keep decreasing Memphis’ share of housing subsidies? by Jacob Steimer Segregation may affect your health, too by Jacob Steimer
Could collective action and an obscure government board protect local tenants? Memphis Tenants Union helped organize Memphis Tower residents to appeal to group tasked with tax breaks for low-income housing by Jacob Steimer
City leaders always talk about crime, yet this violence-interruption program only got a six-month trial by Sono Motoyama
A year after Tennessee’s abortion ban, 14,000 people have faced limited choices, devastating consequences by Sono Motoyama
Forests, predictions and Census data: How we analyzed the effects of race on bankruptcy rates by Jacob Steimer
No A/C, mold and mice plague these apartments: Here’s how the landlord gets away with it by Jacob Steimer