News | Human Rights Activists Are Mobilizing to Create an Eviction-Free United States Tenants are mobilizing to cancel rent, stop evictions and demand construction and maintenance of affordable housing. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout December 20, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Nearly 1,000 Homeless People Died in LA in 2020 as 93,000 Homes Sit Vacant Vacant homes and mass homelessness show that the market is the problem, not the solution, to the housing crisis. By Alex Ferrer , Terra Graziani , Jacob Woocher , Truthout October 23, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections GOP Is Focused on Sabotaging a Potential Biden Administration Amid a Pandemic Millions will face economic ruin on January 1 as protections for renters and student borrowers expire on December 31. By Alexis Goldstein , Truthout October 16, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Philadelphia Agrees to Grant 50 Vacant Homes to Community Land Trust The historic victory for unhoused people presents a model for tenant organizing and housing activism. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! September 29, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Eviction Moratorium Delays Crisis Until January, When Tenants Will Owe Back Rent The measure offers temporary relief, but renters need immediate cash assistance to stave off an eviction crisis in 2021. By Alexis Goldstein , Truthout September 2, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Uprisings Against Evictions Are Sweeping the Country Today As many as 40 million people could be displaced from their homes in the next several months. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams September 1, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Half of the US Population Lacks Adequate Protections Against Evictions Most states no longer have eviction moratoriums. In Mississippi, the majority of renting households now risk eviction. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout August 25, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Corporate Landlords Get Big Tax Breaks. They Should Pay Our Rent During COVID. The real estate industry, led by some of the richest people in the world, can't be allowed to further exploit renters. By Sofia Lopez & Sara Myklebust , Inequality.org August 22, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Children Will Bear the Brunt of a Looming Eviction Crisis Eviction numbers in many big cities are staggering, and school districts struggle to serve kids constantly on the move. By Barbara Shelly , TheHechingerReport August 17, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Senate GOP Slammed for Allowing Eviction Moratorium to Expire Millions of households across the country are at risk for losing their homes in the midst of the ongoing pandemic. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams July 26, 2020 Truthout