The patchwork of legal protections for renters that emerged at the start of the pandemic is unlikely to stem the crisis.
Human Rights
Using hotels for emergency housing is an obvious answer as the economy enters a depression in the midst of a pandemic.
The United States is paying the price for denying people what Malcolm X called “the right to be a human being.”
Protesters continue to pour onto the streets in spite of curfews and other attempts to stifle demonstrations.
Neighbors are coming together to build strategies for keeping each other safe without the police.
Safety planning in close quarters with those who cause harm requires thinking about how to be, if not safe, then safer.
COVID-19 is highlighting the dangerous conditions inside psychiatric hospitals.
Customs and Border Protection has been flying the drone during protests against the police killing of George Floyd.
Even before the pandemic, gender-based violence was one of the most widespread and persistent human rights abuses.
Massive protests erupted in the wake of video footage showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck.