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Berlin Germany

Expropriation Unlikely in Berlin, But So Is Cheaper Housing

The federal government ought to deregulate rents nationally.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 5, 2022April 20, 2022
Barcelona Spain

Spain Tries to Solve Yesterday’s Housing Crisis

Prices are already down due to the pandemic.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 12, 2021April 20, 2022
Berlin Germany

German Left Has Wrong Ideas for Housing Market

Don’t add regulation to solve problems created by regulation in the first place.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 24, 2021April 20, 2022
Stockholm Sweden

Swedish Housing Crisis Has Similarities with Netherlands

Both countries struggle to find the right balance between public and private.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 3, 2021April 20, 2022
Berlin Germany

Berlin Shows How Not to Do Housing Policy

Freezing rents is a stopgap measures that ignores why rents are rising in the first place.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 12, 2020April 20, 2022
Columbus Circle New York

Give America’s Cities the Power They Deserve

To avoid deepening the rural-urban split, devolve more power to city governments.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 28, 2018October 22, 2021

Locating the “Real” Country, Putting Germany First and NATO Solidarity

The small towns and countryside aren’t the “real” country. They’re half the country.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 28, 2018December 2, 2021

Rutte Survives Tax Debacle, Middle America Not Doing So Badly

The Dutch prime minister is reprimanded. Small-town Americans take matters into their own hands.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 26, 2018November 15, 2021

The Rent Is Too High, Partisanship Versus Democracy

Expanding affordable housing in America’s major cities is the key to reducing inequality.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 10, 2018November 29, 2021
Miami Florida

How Long Will Booming Metropoles Put Up With Being Overruled?

Growth is concentrated in Democratic-leaning cities, yet Republicans from the countryside hold all the power.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 24, 2018December 2, 2021
Manhattan New York

Republicans Must Not Abandon the Coasts

Republicans can’t give up on the cities of the East and West Coast — and the cities could use Republican ideas.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 8, 2018November 29, 2021
Plaça de Catalunya Barcelona Spain

In City-Country Imbalance, Don’t Focus Only on the Left Behind

City dwellers may at some point decide they have had enough of subsidizing ungrateful provinces.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 23, 2017October 28, 2021

Romania Rising: Populism by Different Means

Urban Romanians demand an end to a system of rural patronage that has been in place for more than a century.

Ryan BohlRyan BohlFebruary 9, 2017July 31, 2020
Dubai United Arab Emirates

Dubai, Singapore and the Future of Neoliberalism

If Dubai and Singapore stop existing, it will mean a return to a more violent and dangerous world.

Ryan BohlRyan BohlFebruary 2, 2017November 19, 2021
Cleveland Ohio

Arizona or Ohio? Two Paths for Democrats

Democrats must decide whether to lure back working-class whites or double down on a Sun Belt coalition.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 20, 2017October 25, 2021

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