Housing

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My Family Has Covid, and We’re Days Away From an Eviction My Family Has Covid, and We’re Days Away From an Eviction

The US government has shrugged off millions of people like me.

Mar 16, 2021 / Cassandra Conrad

How the United States Chose to Become a Country of Homelessness

How the United States Chose to Become a Country of Homelessness How the United States Chose to Become a Country of Homelessness

For months, our leaders have known that the Covid-19 crisis could force millions of people from their homes. They decided to let it happen.

Jan 13, 2021 / Feature / Dale Maharidge

Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight.

Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight. Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight.

In California’s agricultural heartland, farmworkers are fighting back against expensive rents, substandard housing, and economic disenfranchisement.

Jan 12, 2021 / David Bacon

Three portraits

9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth? 9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth?

“Thanks Forgiving,” a poem.

Dec 2, 2020 / Verandah Porche

Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing

Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing

Portraits of the activists, organizers, artists, and more who call the Lower East Side’s public housing home.

Nov 10, 2020 / Destiny Mata and Magnum Foundation

Labor, Land, and Legacy: What New Might We Grow in the Shell of the Old?

Labor, Land, and Legacy: What New Might We Grow in the Shell of the Old? Labor, Land, and Legacy: What New Might We Grow in the Shell of the Old?

An immigrant family went from running a small restaurant to becoming small landlords. Amid pandemic uncertainty, their daughter wonders, What’s my place?

Oct 21, 2020 / Nadia Maria Mohamed

Jumaane Williams stands on the left while an unnamed protester stands on the right, holding a sign that reads

Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy? Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy?

New York’s “progressive” mayor is backing wealthy Manhattanites who want to show the homeless the door.

Oct 9, 2020 / Corinne Low and Shams DaBaron

Philadelphia Police Block Traffic

A Movement for Housing Justice Is Camped Out on Philly Streets A Movement for Housing Justice Is Camped Out on Philly Streets

Activists gather to protect encampments and demand that the city transfer buildings to a community land trust.

Sep 16, 2020 / Chris Gelardi

Why Are We Still Ignoring Former Foster Children’s Votes?

Why Are We Still Ignoring Former Foster Children’s Votes? Why Are We Still Ignoring Former Foster Children’s Votes?

One out of every 20 children will spend some time in foster care. Yet their needs have largely been ignored during the presidential election.

Sep 14, 2020 / StudentNation / Alexandra Ellerbeck

Tara Raghuveer

For Tara Raghuveer, ‘Every Eviction Is an Act of Violence’ For Tara Raghuveer, ‘Every Eviction Is an Act of Violence’

The director of the KC Tenants explains the radicalizing power of housing activism.

Sep 2, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

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