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Moms Reclaim Vacant Home Amid National Attacks on Homeless People
Four mothers are fighting to stay in a vacant house as the Trump administration threatens a crackdown in California.
Thousands Could Be Kicked Out of Privatized Affordable Housing in Los Angeles
Tenants are fighting back against privatized affordable housing and against concepts of capitalist land ownership.
San Francisco’s Unhoused People Speak Out Amid Housing Crisis
City governments have been enforcing increasingly punitive measures that criminalize homelessness.
NYC’s Biggest Shelter Contractor Makes Millions, Offers Shoddy Facilities
Homeless housing provider Acacia has built a small empire with connections throughout the New York City government.
Trump Continues His Attack on San Francisco’s Homeless Population
The administration filed an environmental notice of violation blaming water pollution on the city’s homeless population.
Documentary Exposes Wall Street Power Behind Global Gentrification Boom
“PUSH” reveals how the marriage of private equity and real estate is driving the current housing crisis.
Trump’s Solution to the Homelessness Crisis: Deregulation and Criminalization
Trump's proposals would expand law enforcement in lieu of social interventions and investments to help homeless people.
Trump Cuts Emissions Standards While Accusing Homeless People of “Polluting”
Trump argued, bizarrely, that homeless people are supposedly polluting the oceans by dropping needles into storm drains.
Marcus Deon Smith Was Killed 1 Year Ago by Police. His Life Still Matters.
A full-blown cover-up by officials of the 38-year-old Black man's death in Greensboro, North Carolina, remains ongoing.
Should We Feed Hungry Children, or the War Machine?
Every dollar of public money for U.S. militarism is a dollar that could fight hunger, homelessness or climate change.