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“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.
Oakland Fire Survivor: Create Affordable, Safe Living Spaces and Stop Mistreating Artists
Nihar Bhatt, a Bay Area DJ and record label owner, survived the warehouse fire but lost seven friends.
Bankers Behind “Great Foreclosure Machine” Join Trump’s Cabinet as Treasury and Commerce Secretaries
A look at two of Donald Trump's Cabinet picks: Steven Mnuchin for treasury secretary and Wilbur Ross for commerce secretary.
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It’s More Dire Than You Think in Greece, Where Home Repossessions Are Exploding
How did we get to this point, and where will Greece go from here?
Building an Environmentally Sound House Cheaply, in a Week
The open-source community is revolutionizing housing with a modular, ecological, citizen-constructed house.
“We’re Homeless and We Vote”: Homeless People Want a Voice in This Election
Homeless people in Berkeley have organized into an intentional community to give themselves a political voice.
Haitian-American Novelist Predicts “Ongoing Disaster” in Impoverished Haiti After Hurricane Matthew
Aid organizations are warning that food and water is scarce.
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Chicago Renters Back “ROOTS” as Solution to Affordable Housing
ROOTS aims to secure foreclosed buildings with tenants in them, though some structures the program has saved were empty.
The Other Housing Crisis: Finding a Home in Rural America
Rural families are more likely to be impoverished than the rest of the nation.