Housing and Homelessness

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19 When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

Why is the capital of one of the most progressive states in the country so backward when it comes to public health?

Jun 18, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

The Deep Roots of Our Housing Crisis

The Deep Roots of Our Housing Crisis The Deep Roots of Our Housing Crisis

By examining the history of housing inequality in San Francisco and California, Conor Dougherty makes a sobering case for how and why our politics and politicians have failed.

Jun 16, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rachel M. Cohen

What About the International Students?

What About the International Students? What About the International Students?

The coronavirus threw their lives into disarray. Months in, their futures are still uncertain.

Jun 15, 2020 / StudentNation / Jimin Kang

Sign that reads

When Shelter Comes Down to the Luck of the Draw When Shelter Comes Down to the Luck of the Draw

As eviction moratoriums expire, lotteries determine who gets rent relief.

Jun 5, 2020 / Rebecca Burns

L.A. Tenants Union protest

It’s Time to Cancel the Rent It’s Time to Cancel the Rent

Democrats are pushing two proposals to help Americans cover rent payments. Neither gives tenants what they really need: more power.

May 29, 2020 / Tracy Rosenthal

What Happens When You Age Out of Foster Care During a Pandemic?

What Happens When You Age Out of Foster Care During a Pandemic? What Happens When You Age Out of Foster Care During a Pandemic?

Advocates say state governors can instruct their state child welfare systems to keep kids in their care, even if they age out during this time—but will they?

May 19, 2020 / StudentNation / Jessica Suriano

The Murder That Threatened to Divide the Two Harlems

The Murder That Threatened to Divide the Two Harlems The Murder That Threatened to Divide the Two Harlems

After a Barnard student was stabbed to death in Morningside Park, long-timers and gentrifiers feared they’d find themselves at odds.

May 19, 2020 / Feature / Joan Walsh

LA Tenant Protest

Los Angeles’s ‘Eviction Ban’ Doesn’t Protect Tenants Los Angeles’s ‘Eviction Ban’ Doesn’t Protect Tenants

The city’s emergency measures will only delay a huge wave of evictions until later this year.

May 14, 2020 / Jacob Woocher

People looking at a destroyed home with trees

We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It. We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It.

Amid a pandemic, FEMA and HUD must be ready to provide renters with safe homes.

May 13, 2020 / Vanessa A. Bee

The Coronavirus Is Hitting Tribal Schools Hard

The Coronavirus Is Hitting Tribal Schools Hard The Coronavirus Is Hitting Tribal Schools Hard

Native students across the country are concerned what this crisis could mean for their universities in the long term.

May 13, 2020 / StudentNation / Mary Retta

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