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California Rent Forgiveness Shows It’s Possible to Shift Our National Priorities
Government -- local, state and federal -- can actually help us if we invest in people's lives instead of wars.
COVID Has Catalyzed a Wave of Tenant Organizing That Was Long Overdue
A growing tenants’ rights movement in the U.S. encourages tenants to form unions to collectively bargain with landlords.
Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Against CDC’s Moratorium on Evictions Amid Pandemic
Keeping people in their homes by preventing evictions is a key step in helping to stop the spread, says CDC director.
Over 10 Million People Could Become Homeless When Eviction Moratorium Ends
Even before the pandemic, the U.S. as a country was failing to meet the basic housing needs of its residents.
Mutual Aid Means Survival in Texas as Winter Storm Collides With Housing Crisis
A tenants' union in Dallas was fighting evictions to keep people in their homes. Then the deadly winter storm hit.
As an Eviction Crisis Looms, Tenant Organizing Explodes Across the Country
Tenants are organizing to hold widescale coordinated direct actions like rent strikes to avert the looming crisis.
Biden Has Extended Eviction Moratorium — Now It’s Time for More
The existing eviction moratorium failed to uniformly keep landlords from pushing low-income families out of their homes.
Homeless Encampment Evictions Highlight the Cruelty of Capitalism Amid COVID
Homeless people are in an impossible position: They’re deprived of housing but barred from sleeping in public space.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Shows the Dangers of For-Profit Housing
Rents may have decreased for some in major cities, but the massive eviction crisis shows the true nature of the market.
Housing Justice Advocates Call on CDC to Extend Federal Eviction Moratorium
The federal eviction moratorium is set to expire at year's end amid a surging pandemic and plunging temperatures.