FEMA Denies Housing Co-Ops Sandy Relief FEMA Denies Housing Co-Ops Sandy Relief
It’s time we update our definition of “home” so that co-ops aren’t just “small businesses.”
May 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders
How Sequestration Hurts the Homeless How Sequestration Hurts the Homeless
An already-bleak housing and homelessness situation is about to get a lot worse.
Apr 24, 2013 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
The Gilded City The Gilded City
Struggling to survive in Bloomberg’s New York.
Apr 9, 2013 / The Nation
Homeless Vets vs. the VA: An LA Story Continues Homeless Vets vs. the VA: An LA Story Continues
The fight in LA to house homeless disabled veterans—on land donated to the government for them—has moved to the courts.
Mar 25, 2013 / Jon Wiener
LA’s Homeless Vets LA’s Homeless Vets
It seems unbelievable, but land dedicated to the VA for housing veterans has been denied to them—and LA has more homeless vets than any city in America.
Mar 20, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Old, Female and Homeless Old, Female and Homeless
Life on San Francisco’s streets for women over 50 is filled with hardships, small and large.
Jan 23, 2013 / Feature / Rose Aguilar
Yolanda Andrews: The Home Defenders League Is Fighting Back Yolanda Andrews: The Home Defenders League Is Fighting Back
For Yolanda Andrews, losing her house would mean losing everything. That's why she's standing up to predatory banking.
Dec 5, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness
The stakes of the fiscal showdown couldn’t be higher for people who depend on affordable housing.
Nov 30, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
If We Ignore Climate Change, We’re All on a Sinking Ship If We Ignore Climate Change, We’re All on a Sinking Ship
If there was ever a response to Mitt Romney’s smug RNC laugh line about climate change—or to Obama’s failure to address it—Hurricane Sandy delivered.
Nov 8, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates
Fifteen million Americans are underwater on their mortgage payments, yet the presidential debates lacked a discussion about the housing crisis.
Oct 23, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny