News | Human Rights Real Estate Groups Have So Far Poured Millions Into Stopping Eviction Moratorium The real estate industry has spent over $100 million on lobbying over the course of the pandemic. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 5, 2021 Truthout
News | Human Rights End of Moratorium Could Fuel Wave of “Invisible Evictions,” Organizers Warn Untold numbers of tenants could lose their homes during a COVID surge even before landlords file for evictions in court. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout August 3, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Congress Goes on Vacation, Letting Eviction Moratorium Expire Amid Delta Surge Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley slept outside the U.S. Capitol building to demand that the House reconvene. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 31, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Omar Unveils Guaranteed Income Bill to Send American Adults $1,200 a Month The bill would send adults earning up to $75,000 a year $1,200 a month, which could help reduce poverty. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 30, 2021 Truthout
News | Human Rights Formerly Unhoused Rep. Cori Bush Introduces a Bill of Rights for the Unhoused The Unhoused Bill of Rights aims to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams July 29, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Dems Introduce Bill to Decriminalize Pot, “Restore Lives” Harmed by Prohibition The bill proposes using some of tax dollars generated from marijuana sales to fund restorative justice programs. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 14, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Progressives Demand Green New Deal as New York Floods and West Prepares for Heat Progressives emphasize recent climate emergencies in a letter to House leaders calling for urgent action on the crisis. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 9, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Cori Bush Introduces Bill to Move Away From Policing for Public Safety The People’s Response Act provides resources to move first responses away from police and toward health experts. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 28, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Rep. Cori Bush Introduces Bill to Decriminalize Possession of All Drugs The Drug Policy Reform Act offers a path toward ending the hugely unpopular war on drugs. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout June 15, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Cori Bush, AOC Launch Inquiry Into Health Effects of Tear Gas Used by Police Tear gas is disallowed in war, the lawmakers say, but police regularly use it on the people they’re supposed to protect. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 11, 2021 Truthout