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Homeless immigrant stabbed after rescuing woman
In the early morning hours of April 18, Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax, a homeless and undocumented day worker, came to the…
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Bank of America taken to task in St. Louis
In the fall of 2008, Bank of America received $25 billion of bailout money through the Troubled Asset Relief Program,…
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Capitalists attack, the PSL fights back!
Far from the "change" promised by President Obama and his new administration, 2009 reinforced capitalism's status quo. It was a…
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New York City landlords making a killing as tenants suffer
There are over 8 million people in New York City proper. Of those, 67 percent pay rent to a landlord.…
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Refusing to leave a foreclosed home
Rosemary Williams is one of five women in Minnesota who have stood up to the banks, refusing to leave their…
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New Orleans workers still neglected four years after Katrina
It has been four years since the worst natural disaster of this decade. On Aug. 29, 2005, Category 5 Hurricane…
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Housing segregation in New York City
According to a recent State University of New York at Stony Brook / Erase Racism survey, the census ranks Long…
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Banks taking homes from oppressed communities at higher rates
A report issued by the Pew Hispanic Center shows that home ownership losses have been highest in African American and…
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Homes destroyed to protect profits
Guaranty Bank of Austin ordered the demolition of a partially finished housing development in southern California that included four finished…
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Fighting for tenants’ rights in the Bronx
As the housing crisis spirals out of control nationwide, homeowners and renters are increasingly facing the pinch, if not outright…
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