Affordable housing

The Great Eviction

The Great Eviction The Great Eviction

The landscape of Wall Street’s creative destruction.

Aug 1, 2013 / Laura Gottesdiener

This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ

This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ

When will the feds bring big banks to justice?

May 24, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Banks on the Run (Continued)

Banks on the Run (Continued) Banks on the Run (Continued)

Bank accountability activists continue to send a clear message to the big banks: “You can run, but you can’t hide.”

Apr 30, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Yolanda Andrews: The Home Defenders League Is Fighting Back

Yolanda Andrews: The Home Defenders League Is Fighting Back Yolanda Andrews: The Home Defenders League Is Fighting Back

For Yolanda Andrews, losing her house would mean losing everything. That's why she's standing up to predatory banking.

Dec 5, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

‘No Services, No Rent’: NYCHA Residents Call For Action in Sandy’s Wake ‘No Services, No Rent’: NYCHA Residents Call For Action in Sandy’s Wake

NYC public housing residents call for a cancellation of rent following Hurricane Sandy and loss of basic services.

Nov 27, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Occupy Atlanta Joins Forces With Police to Save Retired Detective’s Home Occupy Atlanta Joins Forces With Police to Save Retired Detective’s Home

Occupy Our Homes ATL is forging an unlikely partnership in an effort to stop foreclosures.  

Oct 9, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Occupy Our Homes Saves Another Family From Foreclosure Occupy Our Homes Saves Another Family From Foreclosure

Occupy Our Homes has saved another family from foreclosure, continuing the group’s recent string of successes.

Jun 13, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Foreclosure Auctions Stopped—Again Foreclosure Auctions Stopped—Again

Four properties were scheduled to be auctioned in Brooklyn last Thursday. Only one sale took place.

Jan 30, 2012 / Laura Flanders

What a Difference an Occupation Makes What a Difference an Occupation Makes

The Occupy movement has always been more about doing than demanding and last week, OWS stepped it up another notch.

Dec 9, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Edward Glaeser: Have Cities Become America’s Ugly Stepchildren? Edward Glaeser: Have Cities Become America’s Ugly Stepchildren?

Harvard Professor Edward Glaeser argues that the country needs policies that create a "level playing field" between our deprived cities and the outlying suburban and rura...

Jun 14, 2011 / The Nation Video and On The Earth Productions

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