The end of a pandemic-era federal housing subsidy leaves tens of thousands across the US unsure where they’ll live next.
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Vulnerable Renters Are Fearful as Emergency Housing Vouchers Wind Down Read Post »
Months before hundreds of federal immigration agents raided a rundown apartment complex in Chicago—some even rappelling onto the roof from Blackhawk helicopters in the early hours of September 30—local law enforcement had repeatedly visited the building to try to remove some immigrants living there, according to a longtime tenant. The immigrants, many from Venezuela, had […]
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To Understand That Horrific Chicago Apartment Raid, Go Back in Time—to Texas Read Post »
Nine tenants organized by the Debt Collective are refusing to pay back rent, hoping to inspire others to do the same.
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Tenants Launch US’s First Ever Rent Debt Strike Against Corporate Landlord Read Post »
Reporter Debra Kamin outlines the ethically dubious deals the Middle East envoy and his family are involved with.
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Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff and His Sons Blur Lines Between Profit and Politics Read Post »
This story is published in partnership with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University. For one California mother, public housing has been a lifeline for her household of five—her two young adult daughters, husband, and young nephew. She could not afford rent without the federally subsidized housing that they all share. It’s also a lifeline for another […]
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When Home Isn’t Safe: Immigration Enforcement Meets Housing Discrimination Read Post »
Despite his public call to “just kill” unhoused people, Brian Kilmeade continues to host “Fox & Friends.”
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Fox Host Apologizes for Saying Unhoused People Should Receive “Lethal Injection” Read Post »
Tenant union organizers from Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, and New York share hopeful news from the growing movement.
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Rising Tenant-Led Movement Aims to Bring Down Corporate Landlords Read Post »
A new report documents the wild and likely replicable success of Vienna’s public housing plan.
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Vienna’s Model Shows the Government Really Can Guarantee Housing for All Read Post »
New coalitions are forming to protect those targeted by Trump’s move to institutionalize unhoused people.
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Trump’s Answer to Homelessness? Lock Unhoused and Disabled People Up. Read Post »
On July 24, President Donald Trump issued an executive order for a nationwide push to involuntarily commit unhoused people to institutions—claiming that roundups would “restore public order,” and demanding the reversal of legal precedents and consent decrees that “impede” the policy, a draconian move that disability rights groups argue violates civil liberties. The resultant crackdown […]
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Ugly Laws: The Blueprint For Trump’s Anti-Homeless Crusade Read Post »
“When people are fighting displacement, they’re fighting for their class interests,” says Andrew Lee.
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Resisting the Authoritarian City, Block by Block Read Post »
HUD’s deputy secretary says the agency will speak in “one language” to fulfill its mission to help those in need.
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Federal Housing Agency Adopts English-Only Policy Read Post »
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