Housing and Homelessness

Berlin Housing Vote Poster

By a Huge Margin, Berlin Votes to Expropriate Corporate Landlords By a Huge Margin, Berlin Votes to Expropriate Corporate Landlords

Though the referendum may not be legally binding, it has now made the lack of affordable housing politically impossible to ignore.

Oct 1, 2021 / Column / Andrew Pasquier

Rent Graffiti

We Are on the Precipice of a Housing Disaster We Are on the Precipice of a Housing Disaster

The average household debt burden has only grown during the pandemic—where is the legislative action?

Sep 17, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

India Walton

The Resilience of India Walton The Resilience of India Walton

The union nurse from Buffalo is fighting to become the first socialist mayor of a major US city since 1960.

Sep 15, 2021 / Raina Lipsitz

Rep. Cori Bush

Cori Bush Is Determined to Save the Eviction Moratorium Cori Bush Is Determined to Save the Eviction Moratorium

She lit a fire under the Biden administration to keep people in their homes, but the Supreme Court ruling has renewed the housing crisis.

Aug 27, 2021 / John Nichols

Have Democrats Become the Party of the Rich?

Have Democrats Become the Party of the Rich? Have Democrats Become the Party of the Rich?

If you’re waiting for Democrats to talk as frankly about wealth as they do about race, don’t hold your breath.

Aug 20, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich

Activists Rally Against Evictions In New York City

How the Eviction Moratorium Got Through How the Eviction Moratorium Got Through

As the deadline neared, the White House floundered and progressives took action.

Aug 19, 2021 / Column / Aída Chávez

Housing Rights sing

Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Is a Rare Act of Presidential Civil Disobedience Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Is a Rare Act of Presidential Civil Disobedience

The Supreme Court will almost certainly strike down the moratorium, but the president’s decision to heed the call of Cori Bush was the right and righteous thing to do.

Aug 9, 2021 / Elie Mystal

The Tents of Venice Beach

The Tents of Venice Beach The Tents of Venice Beach

This summer, thanks in part to the spread of Airbnb properties, one of Los Angeles's most expensive neighborhoods filled up with tents housing displaced locals.

Aug 9, 2021 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

A cooling center in Portland, OR

Extreme Heat in Portland Is an ‘Acute Disaster on Chronic Disaster’ Extreme Heat in Portland Is an ‘Acute Disaster on Chronic Disaster’

Physical infrastructure, social services, labor protections—in the Pacific Northwest, none of them is designed with extreme heat in mind.

Jun 30, 2021 / Zoë Carpenter

California tent encampments

The Fight Against Homelessness in California Is Just Beginning The Fight Against Homelessness in California Is Just Beginning

New plans are promising, but they’re also just stopgap measures in confronting the West Coast’s burgeoning housing crisis.

Jun 25, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

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