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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.
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.
“Better Than Trump” Is Not Enough. We Need More From Biden on LGBTQ Policy.
Biden promises a return to Obama-era policy on LGBTQ issues — but even if he follows through, that is not enough.
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.
Philadelphia Agrees to Provide Community Housing Amid Unhoused Activist Push
These victories come during a year of coordinated rent strikes and other efforts to combat mass evictions.
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.