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Housing
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“Zombie” Homes Haunt Florida Neighborhoods
Aborted foreclosures leave thousands of properties in legal limbo.
Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jennifer Taub on the Housing Crisis: What’s Changed?
Is Americans' inability to acquire a home of their own in a neighborhood that feels safe a personal or a political problem?
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Can Tiny Houses Solve Homelessness in Portland?
The city of Portland recently announced it is seeking to provide tiny houses to convince people currently residing in Portland's “tent cities” to relocate to the permanent structures.
Ferguson Shows Failed US Policy and the Black-White Housing Gap
Despite rosy reports in the media about the end of the national foreclosure crisis and the recession that followed, all is not well in our inner cities and suburbs …
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Undocumented Mothers in the US Are Often Vulnerable, Ignored and Misunderstood
Undocumented women face challenges with employment, health care, high rates of domestic violence and psychological trauma.
The Language of Expulsion
Whether the long-term unemployed in the global North or the long-term displaced in the global South, people are being expelled from economy, society and nation in increasing numbers.
How’s He Doin’? Bill de Blasio After Six Months
Six months after the widely hailed mayoral election of the liberal Bill de Blasio, Danny Katch looks at what has changed - and not changed - from Michael Bloomberg's …
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Were Homes Really Built Better in the Past?
Cheaply constructed buildings of the past were much more likely to have collapsed or for that matter have been torn down than the quality structures, so what we see …
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The Rise of the Bankster Landlord
It's time to put an end to the financialization insanity that's hurting average people, destroying the American dream, and turning our economy into one big giant casino.
Who Is the Unsung Hero of the $7 Billion Citigroup Settlement?
Citigroup must pay a $7 billion settlement for its mortgage-backed securities fraud. It's the largest settlement ever levied by the US Department of Justice.