Emily Badger
Emily Badger is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities. Her work has previously appeared in Pacific Standard, GOOD, The Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
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Meet the Nation's Toughest New Foreclosure Protection Law
The city of Lynn, Massachusetts, has approved extraordinary measures to shield homeowners and communities from predatory banks.
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America's Landlords Are Far Less Likely to Rent to Gay Couples
Plus more findings from HUD's landmark first study on LGBT housing discrimination.
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Charts
Seriously, We Have to Stop Giving Away Free Parking to the Disabled
The placards harm transportation systems, the environment, and city coffers. And they don't really help those with disabilities.
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Maps
One of the Most Disturbing Maps of Los Angeles You'll Ever See
A stark picture of the geographic relationship between the city's top polluters and its most vulnerable places.
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Urban Wonk
Are Global Cities Really Doomed to Become 'Citadels' for the Rich?
Surely there's something we can do about this.
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The Big Fix
The Best Thing We Could Do About Inequality Is Universal Preschool
How we can reduce crime, increase economic mobility, boost college graduation rates, and give communities more tax revenue, all at the same time.
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Maps
A Real-Time Bike-Share Map for the Entire World
About 13,000 people were out riding shared bicycles across the globe this afternoon.
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The Data Center Next Door
Can buildings full of machines make good neighbors?
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6 More U.S. Counties Are Now Majority-Minority
Welcome to your demographic future, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Maps
The Geography of Hunger in America
More kids live in food-insecure homes in Los Angeles than anywhere else in the United States.
