Tag: housing
Tenants push Biden for rent control on all government-backed housing
‘They got richer, and we got priced out!’
Democrats propose $300 billion investment to treat housing as human right
"The crisis of housing instability is one that can be fixed by investing in housing infrastructure and supportive services for vulnerable communities."
Department of Veteran Affairs exceeds goal of providing safe, stable homes...
The VA permanently housed 40,401 homeless veterans.
Voters demand Biden take action to address ‘national crisis’ of rising...
"Biden must take it upon himself to use his executive authority in order to assist those who need it the most, or we will not only have a cost-of-housing crisis in this country, but a major homelessness crisis as well."
Housing is a human right—here’s how to make it a reality
The federal government has for years enabled the private market to make money off our housing needs. Now, as home prices and rents skyrocket, there is a simple solution: offer people a public option for housing.
What community land trusts can do for racial equity
"Community land trusts are a form of permanently affordable housing based on shared equity."
Millions facing eviction and joblessness get no immediate help from Trump’s...
Under Trump’s order, unemployed workers would continue receiving an additional $400 a week, but only once states put up a quarter of the money and set up a new system to distribute the payments.
Senate GOP slammed for allowing eviction moratorium to expire, putting millions...
"As a result of the Senate's failure to act, then leaving town, millions of vulnerable renters now stand on the brink of homelessness."
Bailout for the American people: Rep. Ilhan Omar introduces Rent and...
"In 2008, we bailed out Wall Street. This time, it's time to bail out the American people who are suffering."
Denver non-profit converts former hotel into affordable housing for homeless
“This really shows what we can do when we get creative about problem solving and affordable housing.”
POPULAR
Global leaders plead for peace in Ukraine at UN
Altogether, leaders from at least 50 countries spoke up for peace in Ukraine at the 2023 UN General Assembly.
Supreme Court could trigger hundreds of billions in corporate tax cuts ‘with the stroke...
"The Roberts Court could decide with the stroke of a pen to simultaneously forgive big business decades of tax dues."
The perilous path from western domination to de-dollarization
De-dollarization is a road fraught with many challenges.
Trump World 2025
The most terrifying war that Trump is planning is his attack on America.
Climate campaigners decry ‘absolutely horrendous’ brutality against protesters at fed summit
"We have no choice but to take direct action to put our bodies on the line because petitions, sign-waving, and chanting—we tried that for the past 50 years and it hasn't worked, and we're out of time," said one arrested activist.