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Homelessness
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.
A Trump Admin Rule Change Would Allow Shelters to Refuse Trans People
The mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic has left transgender people more vulnerable to housing instability than before.
We Need a People’s Bailout as Inequality Worsens Amid COVID-19
History’s largest transfer of wealth went in the wrong direction. The time to reclaim stolen funds is now.
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.
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.
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.
Housing Activists in Philly Launch Major Takeover of Abandoned Public Buildings
Single mothers and their children have started perhaps the most significant housing takeover in the country.
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.
More Than 20 Million People in US Face Eviction by the End of September
Roughly 20 percent of the 110 million Americans living in rented homes could face homelessness by the fall.
Spiraling Eviction Crisis Threatens More Renters With Homelessness
The patchwork of legal protections for renters that emerged at the start of the pandemic is unlikely to stem the crisis.