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![An unhoused person smokes a cigarette at dusk at her new campsite on a spot near a rail bridge overpass on New York Ave. in Washington, D.C., on May 12, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0707-unhoused-400x300.jpg)
Unhoused People Still Vulnerable to Air Pollution, and Not Just During Wildfires
As the climate crisis intensifies, unhoused people will be exposed to more dangerous conditions with long-term effects.
![People walk past an office building labeled "BLACKROCK"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0705-blackrock2-400x300.jpg)
Asset Management Firms Are Gaining Power Over Housing, Hospitals, Water and More
Brett Christophers explains how asset managers like BlackRock and Blackstone have come to “own the world.”
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (L) speaks with attendees during an Iowa GOP reception on May 13, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_06-05-desantis-laugh-400x300.jpg)
DeSantis Signs Bill to Let Landlords Charge Unlimited, Nonrefundable Fees
The bill is aimed at making “Florida into a cash cow” for corporate landlords, one housing advocate said.
![A silhouette of the New York City skyline on August 31, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1419730789-400x300.jpg)
Corporate Real Estate Investors Are Accelerating the Affordable Housing Crisis
Four out of five homes are unaffordable to median income earners, thanks in large part to unlisted corporate purchases.
![A man leads a woman by the hand through a homeless encampment in rainy weather](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0323-homeles-camp-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Introduce Housing Is a Human Right Act
The legislation provides more than $300 billion for affordable housing and reducing homelessness.
![Tenants rally at the Delta Pines apartment complex in Antioch, California, on June 22, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0313-tenatns-400x300.jpg)
We Must Recognize That the Eviction Crisis Is Also a Public Health Crisis
The mental health impacts of eviction and the threat of eviction are severe for tenants.
![The Wood Street encampment of unhoused people under a freeway and railroad overpass was home to over 300 people, who the city and CalTrans forced to leave. Volunteers helped residents try to resist eviction.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/dnb-wood-street-01-400x300.jpg)
Eviction of 300-Person Encampment in California Shows Scorn for Right to Housing
The destruction of the camp that was home to over 300 unhoused people in Oakland laid bare the brutality of capitalism.
![A memorial for environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, whose chosen name was Tortuguita, killed by police during a raid to clear the construction site of a police training facility that activists have nicknamed "Cop City" near Atlanta, Georgia, on February 6, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1246854128-400x300.jpg)
The Struggle Against “Cop City” Has Decades-Old Roots in Atlanta
The city has a history of elevating business interests and wealthy white communities over Black and working-class folks.
![Rep. Cori Bush speaks to members of the press after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address at a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0302-cori-bush-400x300.jpg)
Cori Bush Establishes Congressional Caucus to End Homelessness in the US
The establishment of the caucus comes as evictions and housing shortages are on the rise.
![The exterior fire escape stairwell of a Chicago highrise building is seen at great height](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0217-chicago-building-400x300.jpg)
Lawsuit Uncovers Chicago’s Failure to Provide Disability Protections in Housing
Advocates say people with disabilities are suffering the worst consequences of the U.S.’s affordable housing crisis.