Resisting Foreclosure Resisting Foreclosure
This week in Baltimore, the first protester in a civil disobedience campaign to resist foreclosure was arrested. Is there more to come?
Homeowners Need a Bailout Too Homeowners Need a Bailout Too
Representative Marcy Kaptur and economist Dean Baker discuss the housing crisis in this special presentation of 'Fighting For Our Homes.'
Feb 18, 2009 / Video / Brave New Films
Will You Go Broke to Keep Your House? Will You Go Broke to Keep Your House?
Will Obama's $75 billion homeowner bailout plan work? Fair housing activists Sarah Ludwig, Paul Leonard and others discuss the foreclosure crisis.
Foreclosed Americans Fight Back Foreclosed Americans Fight Back
As a horrified nation sees millions evicted, community organizations--and at least one lawmaker--advise them to hold their ground.
Feb 11, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Fighting for Our Homes Fighting for Our Homes
With Americans facing foreclosures and banks using bailout money to pay themselves, community organizing has proved to be the best defense for homeowners.
Feb 10, 2009 / Video / Brave New Films
The People’s Sheriff of Chicago The People’s Sheriff of Chicago
A tenant protest compels Cook County's Tom Dart to suspend foreclosure evictions.
Feb 4, 2009 / Feature / John Conroy
Is There Hope for the Homeless? Is There Hope for the Homeless?
Patrick Markee and Lizzie Ratner report from a New York intake clinic for homeless families in the Bronx.
Jan 23, 2009 / Video / Brett Story
Hope for the Homeless? Hope for the Homeless?
With homeless rates at record highs, America needs a bold new housing policy.
Jan 22, 2009 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner and Patrick Markee
The New Face of Gentrification The New Face of Gentrification
Manhattan's El Barrio is facing an uphill battle against a private equity firm attempting to displace low-income residents in a struggle which reflects a growing crisis.
Jun 9, 2008 / Feature / Kavita Shah
Is This the Big One? Is This the Big One?
The blowback of housing deflation on our overleveraged financial markets has seriously constricted the flow of credit--the lifeblood of the world's largest debtor economy.