Housing

Steven Mnuchin

Bank Led by Trump Treasury Pick Accused of Racial Discrimination Bank Led by Trump Treasury Pick Accused of Racial Discrimination

Steven Mnuchin’s OneWest Bank allegedly violated the Fair Housing Act by redlining.

Nov 17, 2016 / David Dayen

What You Think You Know About Kids and Public Housing is Wrong

What You Think You Know About Kids and Public Housing is Wrong What You Think You Know About Kids and Public Housing is Wrong

Some 6.5 million families in the US are waiting for either a spot in public housing or a housing voucher.

Nov 4, 2016 / Livia Gershon

Richmond Chevron Tanks

This Small City Has a Plan to Fight the Silicon Valley Housing Crisis This Small City Has a Plan to Fight the Silicon Valley Housing Crisis

A ballot initiative in Richmond, California, could help determine whether rent control makes a comeback in the Bay Area.

Nov 4, 2016 / Jimmy Tobias

Queens Home Foreclosure

How Banks Stole Homes From the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers How Banks Stole Homes From the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers

“Reverse redlining” flooded communities of color with toxic mortgages, practically ensuring default.

Jul 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen

New Orleans Public Housing

In New Orleans, Criminal Justice Meets Housing Justice In New Orleans, Criminal Justice Meets Housing Justice

When you’re released from jail, you’ve served your time. So why do so many cities still bar the formerly incarcerated from public housing?

May 13, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Empty Rio Aquatics Stadium

Dispatch From Rio: The Muted Olympic Hype Is Deafening Dispatch From Rio: The Muted Olympic Hype Is Deafening

With less than 90 days until the Summer Games, it’s all pain and no party in Rio.

May 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Via Verde South Bronx

The Case for Public Housing The Case for Public Housing

The market can’t solve the nation’s affordable housing crisis. The gap between costs and incomes is just too large.

May 6, 2016 / Matthew Gordon Lasner

Milkwaukee Unemployment

No Plumbing, No Protection: The Story of Milwaukee’s Evicted No Plumbing, No Protection: The Story of Milwaukee’s Evicted

Many of the worst symptoms of American poverty are rooted in the instability brought on by eviction, according to a new book by sociologist Matthew Desmond.

Apr 29, 2016 / Alyssa Katz

A California parolee wears a GPS tracking device on his ankle.

‘So Many Doors Have Been Closed in My Face’ ‘So Many Doors Have Been Closed in My Face’

What three Americans told the attorney general and HUD secretary about living with criminal records.

Apr 26, 2016 / Tyrone Peake, Helen Stokes, and Ronald Lewis

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