Articles by Brentin Mock

Brentin Mock is a staff writer at CityLab and Grist's former justice editor. Follow him on Twitter at @brentinmock.

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Last-minute settlement spares key environmental justice standard

A housing discrimination suit will not get its day in the Supreme Court -- and that is probably a good thing for civil rights.

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Kanye West says design can save the world; students respond

The hip hop superstar made a surprise visit to Harvard to talk about architecture, design, and a utopian future. We talked to the students who invited him.

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Reading, writing, & arsenic: New Orleans school planned atop toxic dump

Louisiana continues a long tradition of planting schools -- particularly those serving poor, black kids -- on contaminated brownfields.

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Father, son, & whole wheat toast: Southern pastor preaches the gospel of good health

Michael Minor talks about banning fried chicken in his congregation, the Affordable Care Act, and Bloomberg's big soda fight.

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