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In June 2020, I interviewed Joseph Gaston and Christana Gamble, two Black people who live in Cleveland, Ohio, about their struggles to find housing after completing prison sentences. Their experiences illuminate a mass incarceration …

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The need for spaces to house people experiencing homelessness is at an all-time high. Organizations throughout San Diego County have steered towards purchasing distressed hotels as a way to provide a safe and effective space for people …

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When COVID struck, a group of tenants in the South Bronx went on rent strike. Will it work?

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As a housing crisis set off by the Covid-19 pandemic has put low-income tenants at risk of eviction, a counterintuitive proposal to help renters buy their apartments has emerged. It’s an idea that originated during a 1970s eviction battle …

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An idea from a tenant rebellion in the 70s could help renters facing eviction.

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Two major eviction-related shifts have occurred in the U.S. over the last month. Data from the Eviction Tracking System (ETS) allow us to assess what effects those changes have had and where new eviction filings stand in cities across the …

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“Things are hard for me,” said Phil, my then-landlord, when he served me and my housemate, Conor, an eviction notice eight years ago.

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