Housing and Homelessness

This Week in Poverty: Fresno to Homeless People—Get Out This Week in Poverty: Fresno to Homeless People—Get Out

Fresno adopts a policy of seizing and destroying homeless residents' property and a local legal services non-profit fights back.

Mar 30, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

The Man Blocking America’s Recovery The Man Blocking America’s Recovery

With millions still on the verge of losing their homes, why is the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency standing in the way of solutions for the housing crisis? 

Mar 21, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Unfathomable Cuts in Housing Aid The Unfathomable Cuts in Housing Aid

Ignoring the signs of dire need, the government is slashing its housing budget.

Dec 14, 2011 / Feature / Patrick Markee

Fighting Foreclosure in Boston

Fighting Foreclosure in Boston Fighting Foreclosure in Boston

An unlikely grassroots coalition is keeping residents in their homes, one property at a time.

Jun 15, 2011 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

The Next Big Housing Crisis?

The Next Big Housing Crisis? The Next Big Housing Crisis?

Second-lien debt could be a greater threat to bank solvency than the subprime disaster of 2008.

Mar 16, 2011 / Feature / Alex Ulam

Stockton Goes Bust

Stockton Goes Bust Stockton Goes Bust

In California's Central Valley, the collapse of the housing bubble is causing acute misery.

Jan 27, 2011 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

City of Ruins

City of Ruins City of Ruins

Camden, New Jersey, stands as a warning of what huge pockets of America could turn into.

Nov 4, 2010 / Feature / Chris Hedges

The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco

The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco

Angelo Mozilo, former CEO of Countrywide Financial, has just agreed to pay $67.5 million SEC fine. But the landmark 2008 settlement with Bank of America, which had acquired Country...

Oct 13, 2010 / Feature / Alex Ulam

The Right Prescription for an Ailing Economy The Right Prescription for an Ailing Economy

Developing policy solutions to reduce inequality is not difficult. Mustering political will to enact them is.

Jun 30, 2010 / Feature / Dean Baker

Could the Right to Rent Stop the Foreclosure Hurricane? Could the Right to Rent Stop the Foreclosure Hurricane?

The foreclosure crisis is now hitting even the safest borrowers. That makes passing the Right to Rent Act, which would enable homeowners who can't get loan modifications to stay in...

Jun 23, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann

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