David Helps is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Southern California, where he is writing a people’s history of global Los Angeles. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Nation, and other publications.
David Helps
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Writing on Public Books
The Poverty of Homeownership
On both sides of the color line, to own one’s home remains synonymous with freedom—even as real estate has repeatedly been proven a relentless driver of inequality.
What Really Makes Cities Global?
To ask what kind of city Los Angeles is today is, also, to wonder what kind of city it could be tomorrow.
The Police: Gentrification’s Shock Troops
In Detroit today, politicians promise that real estate development—coupled with police violence—will guarantee the city’s spiritual redemption.[none-for-homepage]
