Community land trusts could help heal segregated cities
American cities represent part of the nation’s long and grim history of discrimination and oppression against Black people. They can also be part of the recovery from all that harm.
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Solar panels are starting to die. What will we do with the megatons of toxic trash?
Solar panels are an increasingly important source of renewable power that will play an essential role in fighting climate change. They are also complex pieces of technology that become big, bulky sheets of electronic waste at the end of their lives — and right now, most of the world doesn’t have a plan for dealing with that.
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The City Planners’ Case for Defunding the Police
A group of several hundred urban planners is calling for the largest U.S. planning organization to support defunding the police.
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As Murders Rise, New York City Turns to a Police Alternative
New York prides itself on being one of the safest U.S. cities after lowering homicides to a fraction of what they were three decades ago, with law enforcement taking much of the credit. Now, a jump in shootings coupled with growing criticism over police brutality has eroded that confidence, and the city is turning to neighborhood groups outside of the usual system.
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Urgency of getting people back to work gives new momentum to “microcredentials”
First they get a credential in a skill they need, then another and another. Each of these can quickly pay off on its own by helping to get a job, raise or promotion. And they can add up over time to a bachelor’s degree.
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White House Gets Blowback for Failing to Release Coronavirus Report
Scientists expressed dismay Friday that the Trump administration had not publicly released a document the Center for Public Integrity posted a day earlier showing that the White House Coronavirus Task Force considers 18 states to be in the “red zone” for virus cases.
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Field Notes: Black Lives Matter, Portland Justice Center, Juneteenth
Permissionless Field Notes chronicle the journalist’s experience of observing and participating in direct action in order to provide context and add depth to Permissionless new stories. These Field Notes are from coverage of a Black Lives Matter protest at the Justice Center in Portland, Oregon, on the night of Juneteenth.
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Chicago’s Peace Academy Graduates a New Class of Violence Interrupters
As shootings rise and the pandemic continues, street outreach workers are juggling multiple roles to preserve community health.
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Coming Soon: Permissionless Field Notes
In the process of reporting stories, Permissionless journalists spend a lot of time following activists and community members as they take action to solve systemic problems and manifest social justice. Permissionless Field Notes will chronicle the journalist’s experience of observing and participating in direct action and community building.
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Coming Soon: Conversations
In the process of reporting stories, Permissionless journalists do extensive, in-depth interviews with activists and community members. Those conversations will be posted here in order to add depth to stories and provide insight into our reporting process.
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