News | Economy & Labor Renters Are Calling for Direct Cash Assistance as Evictions Loom An estimated 3.5 million adults say it’s likely they will be evicted in the next two months. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout August 13, 2021 Truthout
News | Human Rights Real Estate Groups Have So Far Poured Millions Into Stopping Eviction Moratorium The real estate industry has spent over $100 million on lobbying over the course of the pandemic. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 5, 2021 Truthout
News | Human Rights End of Moratorium Could Fuel Wave of “Invisible Evictions,” Organizers Warn Untold numbers of tenants could lose their homes during a COVID surge even before landlords file for evictions in court. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout August 3, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Just Two Days Before It Expires, Biden Announces Eviction Moratorium Will End The eviction moratorium is set to end on July 31, which housing experts say will cause a wave of evictions. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 29, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Report: Real Estate Groups Paid GOP Lawmakers Huge Sums to Reinstate Evictions Senators Mike Crapo and Pat Toomey have received hundreds of thousands from real estate lobbyists, a new report shows. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Report Finds Min. Wage Earners Can’t Afford One-Bedroom Rental in Most of US The National Low Income Housing Coalition found a worker must make $24.90 an hour to afford an average two-bedroom. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 14, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Biden Extends Eviction Moratorium for One Last Month as Crisis Looms Advocates fear extending the moratorium for only one more month may just delay and not prevent an eviction crisis. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 25, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Against CDC’s Moratorium on Evictions Amid Pandemic Keeping people in their homes by preventing evictions is a key step in helping to stop the spread, says CDC director. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams May 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Texas Blackout Reveals Deep Impact of Environmental Racism, Aid Organizers Say Calls are growing for Texas to join national power grids — and for a broader reckoning on environmental justice. By Candice Bernd , Truthout February 22, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights Cities Are Razing Homeless Encampments Despite Record Cold Weather and COVID Municipalities are flouting CDC advice and carrying out forcible evictions of the unhoused during a record-cold winter. By Tyler Walicek , Truthout February 20, 2021 Truthout