housing crisis
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Analysis
Grants Pass ruling: The real crime = capitalist housing for profit
On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local and state governments have the power to criminalize homelessness through…
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Militant Journalism
Tenants disrupt board as it voted to raise rent across New York City
On May 2, tenants and housing organizers stormed the stage in the middle of a vote by the New York…
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Militant Journalism
D.C. tenants demand mayor and council cap the rent in District-wide day of action
The day of action was the culmination of weeks of outreach and organizing, and sought to give voice, credence, and…
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Militant Journalism
Mayor Wu breaks promise to solve Boston’s homelessness crisis
This summer, the Wu administration is poised to abandon even more people to the streets as their main initiative at…
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Cleveland tenants demand fair treatment, compensation after displacement due to burst water pipe
“I came home from the store and saw water coming out the ceiling,” one resident described.
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Militant Journalism
Greene County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office war on the homeless with arson attack
Sheriff's deputies in Greene County are alleged to have burned the tents of homeless people on at least three occasions.
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Militant Journalism
‘Affordable’ for whom? Providence community protests plan to turn Superman Building into luxury apartments
According to that proposal, 228 of those apartments will be market rate apartments, and only 57 units will be affordable…
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Analysis
‘New Philadelphia’ leaves workers behind – A socialist response to the 76ers stadium proposal
"New Philadelphia" is a billionaire’s for-profit vision of what Philadelphia could be, and the 76 Place proposal is a perfect…
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Militant Journalism
Centennial Campground: A humanitarian crisis in Anchorage
The campground is housing hundreds of homeless people under horrific conditions of city neglect while community groups try to meet…
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Analysis
The struggle against land privatization in Hacienda Heights, California
In April, residents and community organizers formed the Coalition Against Lennar to block the sale which will bring forth the…
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