Truthout
Housing
How to Turn Neighborhoods Into Hubs of Resilience
Three places showing how to make the transition from domination and resource extraction to regeneration and interdependence.
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With Nighttime Raids, Police Wage War on Black and Brown Families in New York
The specter of gang membership is used to justify massive state violence against young men of color and their families.
Housing, Community and Land Are Human Rights
“Without home and without community, nothing else becomes possible, and everything else becomes a crisis.”
Economic Update: Housing Crisis in the US
This week's episode discusses the Federal Reserve and interest rates, new US and China inequality data and more.
Trump’s Plan to Gut HUD Threatens the Very Survival of the US’s Poor
A budget cut of up to $7.7 billion guarantees mass homelessness and premature death.
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Adequate Housing: Global Financial Institutions Hold the World to Ransom
The commodification of housing has had an enormous impact on communities around the world.
Worried About Rent Hikes, 301 Families Came Together to Buy Their Mobile Home Park
Creative ways Americans are stepping up to build strong local economies.
Aging in Community: Inside the Senior Cohousing Movement
For seniors who want to age in a supportive community environment, cohousing is an exciting alternative to traditional options.
“War in the Neighborhood”: An Interview With Seth Tobocman
You don't have to get somebody in the White House to get things done, says Seth Tobocman, you can do it by direct pressure.
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Urban Gentrification Is Rippling Out Into the Suburbs: A Dispatch From California
Rising rents in Concord exemplify a nationwide trend: gentrification is spreading to city suburbs and outer exurbs.