Homeless Homicides Are On the Rise Homeless Homicides Are On the Rise
The rising number of unhoused people being murdered in the United States is a grim and urgent reminder of our country's housing crisis.
Mar 23, 2023 / Photo Essay / Thacher Schmid
The Cost of Housing in America Has Become Untenable The Cost of Housing in America Has Become Untenable
A permanent cohort of people without housing has come to seem like a natural part of American life.
Mar 22, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
We Cannot Countenance Windowless Bedrooms We Cannot Countenance Windowless Bedrooms
Sunlight is not an amenity; it’s a basic human necessity.
Mar 21, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Liberating Our Homes From the Real Estate–Industrial Complex Liberating Our Homes From the Real Estate–Industrial Complex
Having a personal aesthetic at home has become financially detrimental.
Mar 13, 2023 / Kate Wagner
LA’s Zoning Plan Pits Garment Workers Against Developers LA’s Zoning Plan Pits Garment Workers Against Developers
The Downtown LA 2040 proposal could force garment factories to close and replace affordable housing with luxury developments.
Mar 6, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
What Life Is Like in Fresno’s “War Zone” What Life Is Like in Fresno’s “War Zone”
A community of migrants and unhoused people call the shuttered downtown of this California city home.
Mar 6, 2023 / Photo Essay / David Bacon
Berlin’s Recent Botched Election Breeds Public Distrust Berlin’s Recent Botched Election Breeds Public Distrust
So does the Social Democrats’ failure to address the housing crisis.
Feb 17, 2023 / Andrew Pasquier
Huu Can Tran’s American Dream Huu Can Tran’s American Dream
The Monterey Park shooter lost his wife and his home. But one totem of assimilation remained within easy reach.
Feb 6, 2023 / Mari Uyehara
Reflections on Vienna’s Social Housing Model From Tenant Advocates Reflections on Vienna’s Social Housing Model From Tenant Advocates
I participated in a 50-person delegation that toured Vienna's social housing developments last fall. What we saw should make Americans rethink how we approach housing.
Jan 5, 2023 / Oksana Mironova
Poor People Have the Power to Transform America Poor People Have the Power to Transform America
As the threat of yet more political turmoil and escalating violence looms, isn’t it time to break through the isolation with a new sense of collective power?
Dec 26, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis