Truthout
Housing Crisis
The Poor Are Being Doubly Hit by Inflation and Policies to Combat Inflation
Global food insecurity has doubled since early 2020 amid high inflation, and the Fed is driving up housing costs.
Tenants Call on Biden to Act as Rent Increases Reach a 35-Year High
Housing advocates demand that President Biden declare a national emergency.
Amid Eviction Crisis, Organizers Win Right to Legal Representation for Tenants
A right to counsel in eviction cases exerts an outsize impact as an intervention in housing injustice.
New Proposal Would Tax the Rich to House Low-Income People in Los Angeles
A proposal on the ballot in Los Angeles would tax turnovers of luxury properties to fund affordable housing.
Occupy-Style Protest in Boise Highlights Brutal Conditions Faced by the Unhoused
Nearly five years after an appeals court constrained Boise’s efforts to criminalize homelessness, loopholes abound.
Western US’s Worst Drought in 1,200 Years Brings Year-Long Fire Season
The faster we get “firewise,” the less destruction our fires will bring.
Ocasio-Cortez Digs Into Private Equity for Buying Houses and Jacking Up Rents
Regular homebuyers are “competing against the largest private equity firm in the world to purchase a home,” she said.
YIMBY Movement Is Not the Answer to Housing Crisis, Grassroots Activists Say
The answer to the U.S. housing crisis is simple and widely adopted elsewhere: more public housing.
Inflated Housing Costs Are Shutting Afghan Refugees Out of Communities
As Afghan refugees arrive in the U.S., many are left without proper housing and few resources to get settled in.
To Ward Off the Eviction Crisis, Look Not to Congress, But to the Grassroots
It will take the concerted action of those most impacted by the crisis to keep people housed.