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Rebuild By Design launches Atlas of Accountability, mapping county-level disaster data across congressional districts in all 50 states

As extreme weather continues to hit the United States from coast to coast, Rebuild by Design is launching the Atlas of Accountability, a new mapping tool designed to help communities and policymakers understand their localized exposure to extreme weather disasters and the benefits of investments in resilient infrastructure that can make communities safer. Such experience across the political…

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NEWS RELEASE | $3.6 Billion of 1-3 Family Homes Sold in NYC in 2023 Face a High Risk of Flooding

Rebuild by Design’s latest report, Selling Flood Risk: NYC, Reveals the Urgent Need for Better Education and Risk Disclosure in Housing Market May 30, 2024 – In a stark revelation of the escalating climate crisis, Rebuild by Design’s latest analysis of housing and climate data reveals that homes sold in New York City in 2023 – worth…

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Leif Weatherby, “The real crisis in higher education” | The Boston Globe

On May 15th, 2024, IPK Fellow Leif Weatherby penned an opinion piece for The Boston Globe titled “The real crisis in higher education.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. A deep anti-intellectualism has settled in across the political spectrum in our country. If the events of the last few months have…

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2020: The Year Everything Changed with Eric Klinenberg | Eric Klinenberg on The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder

On May 6, 2024, Eric Klinenberg appeared on the The Majority Report to discuss his new book 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed, which is now available in stores. Read the description below and then click to watch the video. Watch the episode here.

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“‘Police raids are nothing new’: student protesters from 1960s see history repeating itself” | The Guardian

On May 10th, 2024, IPK’s Associate Director Michael Koncewicz was quoted in a piece for The Guardian by John Semley titled “‘Police raids are nothing new’: student protesters from 1960s see history repeating itself” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. The New York University historian Michael Koncewicz notes that the anti-Vietnam…

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Maya Vinokour & Leif Weatherby, “In on the Joke: The Comedic Trick Trump Uses to Normalize His Behavior” | Politico

On March 17th, 2024, IPK Fellows Maya Vinokour and Leif Weatherby were featured in an article by Politico titled “In on the Joke: The Comedic Trick Trump Uses to Normalize His Behavior.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. Yes, Trump’s funny. “Super funny,” Corey Lewandowski, one of his 2016 campaign managers,…

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How Did 2020 Change Us? NYU Sociologist Eric Klinenberg Tackles the First COVID Year

On March 14, 2024, New York University posted a video featuring IPK Director Eric Klinenberg discussing his new book 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed, which is now available in stores. Watch the video here.

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Michael Koncewicz, “Tom Hayden and Jane Fonda, Capitol Hill Antiwar Lobbyists” | Jacobin

On March 11th, 2024, IPK’s Associate Director Michael Koncewicz penned an opinion piece for Jacobin titled “Tom Hayden and Jane Fonda, Capitol Hill Antiwar Lobbyists” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. As a new antiwar movement calls for a cease-fire in Gaza and mobilizes Americans to oppose a war funded and…

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2020: The Year Everything Changed with Eric Klinenberg | Eric Klinenberg on Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

On February 13, 2024, Eric Klinenberg appeared on the The Chris Hayes Podcast to discuss his new book 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed, which is now available in stores. Read the description below and then click to listen to the podcast. Listen to the podcast here.

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Eric Klinenberg “We Were Wrong About What Happened to America in 2020” | NY Times Op-ed

On January 31st, 2024, Eric Klinenberg, Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge, penned an opinion piece for The New York Times titled “We Were Wrong About What Happened to America in 2020” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. In other ways, 2020 seems like another lifetime. The pandemic ended; we went…

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