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New HUD Proposal Targets Trans Housing Protections
HUD Secretary Scott Turner justified the changes by citing his personal religious beliefs.
New Federal Data Reveals 1 in 3 US Households Struggle to Afford Energy Bills
The current reality is likely far worse, as the data was collected before the Iran war caused a spike in energy prices.
Trump’s HUD Is Pushing Low-Income Tenants Out of Subsidized Housing
The Trump administration’s housing agenda targets immigrant families and the nation’s poorest renters.
Republicans and Democrats Are United in Their War on the Unhoused
Theo Henderson, creator of the “We the Unhoused” podcast, discusses organizing against demonization of unhoused people.
This Tennessee Prison Is Leaving LGBTQ People Unhoused Behind Bars
The South Central Correctional Center leaves LGBTQ people defenseless, so they’re organizing to fight for their safety.
San Jose Is Displacing Its Unhoused Residents to Prepare for Super Bowl Tourism
The city’s use of temporary shelters harms affordable housing efforts and merely delays displacement of unhoused people.
As ICE Terror Forces People Inside, Calls Grow for Eviction Moratorium in MN
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz upheld an eviction moratorium during the pandemic. Why won’t he issue one now?
A Tech Bro Think Tank Is Trying to Roll Back Evidence-Based Homelessness Policy
Housing First policies are being replaced with punitive reforms that could push 170,000 people back into homelessness.
Trump’s “Homes for People” Plan Distracts From Failing Policies, Experts Say
Trump's proposal to ban institutional investors from buying homes won't make up for damage of tariffs and deportations.
As Electricity Bills Rise, Activists Are Demanding Public Control of Utilities
“Public power” organizers are pushing for democratized control and truly public ownership of our energy system.