housing
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The LIBOR scandal, part two
Homeowners, local governments, community banks and others have brought a series of class-action lawsuits claiming losses due to the rigging…
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Reader’s thoughts on “Federal mortgage agency rejects modest debt relief program”
"While we aim to write clearly and simply, not simplistically, we hold a partisan view of the nature of capitalism."
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Police dismantle St. Louis tent cities
Homeless advocate Rev. Larry Rice was arrested May 16 as he attemped to create a new tent city for homeless…
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Oil rush in North Dakota leads to forced evictions
The environmentally destructive practice of "fracking" has led to a housing crisis in North Dakota.
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Bank foreclosures affect one in 10 children
The economic crisis caused by Wall Street and the banks in 2008 led to a tidal wave of bank foreclosures.
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D.C. community blocks bank eviction
Activists prevent eviction in growing movement to defend housing rights.
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D.C. community blocks bank eviction
On April 2, JP Morgan Chase directed U.S. Marshals to evict tenant Dawn Butler from her Washington, D.C., home, because…
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Occupy San Francisco ‘evicts’ millionaire banker
One hundred Occupy protesters descended upon the San Francisco home of Wells Fargo chairman John Stumpf Feb. 25 to protest…
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Occupiers take over San Francisco Wells Fargo
According to 2010 Census data, over 10,000 people go homeless on the streets of San Francisco every night, while the…
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Occupy SF fights for people’s homes
On Saturday, Jan. 7, Occupy SF took its show of solidarity to San Francisco’s Excelsior district, a working-class neighborhood where…
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