Peter Moskowitz
Peter Moskowitz is a freelance writer and the author of How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality and the FIght for the Neighborhood.
Ferguson's Restaurants Are Still Recovering in the Wake of Protests
Even as the unrest in Ferguson has begun to simmer down, some local businesses are still feeling the impact of weeks of protests, looting, and chaos. And Ferguson remains a divided city, with one side of town flourishing and the other still picking up...
Tailings Ponds are the Biggest Environmental Disaster You've Never Heard Of
Last Monday, a dam holding waste from the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in the remote Cariboo region of British Columbia broke.
Tailings Ponds Are the Biggest Environmental Disaster You've Never Heard Of
Last Monday, a "tailings pond" dam holding waste from the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in British Columbia broke, spilling billions of gallons of toxic sludge out into pristine lakes and streams. Environmentalists say these dams are disasters in...
What It’s Like to Run a Coffee Shop During a Water Ban
Over the weekend, the 500,000 residents of Toledo, Ohio were banned from drinking tap water, which was contaminated by a toxin traced to an algae bloom in Lake Erie. Now, local food purveyors are steeling themselves against future water outbreaks.
Tax Breaks Won't Fix Camden, but They Will Break NJ's Economy
Earlier this month, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie stood in a parking lot in Camden—one of America’s poorest and most dangerous cities—and said that it was time for the city to “make its new history.” The cost for that new history: $342 million in...