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Undoing What Wall Street Did to the Housing Market

Billionaires have long leveraged the housing market for money. But a new report outlines how to regulate the market so people鈥攏ot hedge funds鈥攃an buy homes.

| Oct 25, 2024

How Pet-Friendly Homeless Shelters Heal

The bond between people and their pets can be life-saving, especially amid the struggle for safe housing.

Corrie Aune | Oct 21, 2024

Can the Next President Solve the Housing Crisis?

A housing rights organizer analyzes the solutions being proposed this election year to address the high cost of home buying and renting.

| Sep 4, 2024

Social housing as a concept is gaining popularity. Now, the state of New York is considering a bill to make it a reality.

Video | New York | 精东影业 Presents: Rising Up with Sonali | Genevieve Rand

New York Considers a Social Housing Bill

Social housing as a concept is gaining popularity. Now, the state of New York is considering a bill to make it a reality.

| Feb 23, 2024

Video | California | Homelessness | Los Angeles | 精东影业 Presents: Rising Up with Sonali

Centering the Dignity of L.A.鈥檚 Unhoused

Unhoused people in Los Angeles just survived a massive storm. What can the city do about housing before the next extreme weather event?

| Feb 15, 2024

Lessons in Climate Adaptation From Florida鈥檚 Hurricane Recovery

When Hurricane Ian hit Florida in late September 2022, it took more than 100 lives, becoming the deadliest storm to hit the United States since Katrina in 2005. Hurricane Ian

| Oct 27, 2023

If Rent Is Out of Control, Time to Control Rent

Tara Raghuveer of People鈥檚 Action outlines detailed rent control regulations that have been proven to work in cities around the U.S.

| Sep 22, 2023

How California Can Better Serve Homeless Students

Schools are federally mandated to provide extra support to students experiencing homelessness, but many students鈥攑articularly those of color鈥攃ontinue to fall through the cracks in California.

Claudia Boyd-Barrett | Nov 15, 2022

A Tiny Home Village Gets a Big Helping Hand

Through a growing master-planned community, a faith-based nonprofit in East Austin is working to make a dent in chronic homelessness.

Phil West | Oct 10, 2022

How Wichita Found Success in Distributing Emergency Housing Vouchers

Wichita, Kansas, is using about 70% of its vouchers to help unsheltered people and those fleeing domestic violence, one of the highest usage rates in the country.

Celia Hack | Apr 8, 2022

How Dallas Is Fighting Homelessness With COVID Aid

Federal money for housing the pandemic wasn鈥檛 being spent. The city found a way to make sure more people were being housed sooner.

Kristian Hern谩ndez | Feb 14, 2022

Opinion | Affordable Housing | Gentrification

Housing Justice for Oakland鈥檚 Black Community

Unaffordable housing is a major factor that drives Black Oaklanders out of the California city鈥攕o what can we do about it?

Denzel Tongue | Jan 5, 2022

Baltimore鈥檚 Community Land Trusts Offer a Pathway to Housing Justice

After years of grassroots activism, the city has found success in addressing historical housing discrimination through community land trusts.

Jaisal Noor | Oct 22, 2021

If We Can Pass Big Infrastructure Bills, Why Can鈥檛 We Keep People in Their Homes?

We keep saying we can鈥檛 go back to the way we were before the pandemic. But we just might be doing that.

Chris Winters | Aug 20, 2021

Lack of Housing Is Not the Problem

One parcel at a time, Bay Area activists are pushing for land trust housing to decommodify land and take properties out of an unjust market.

Andrew Lee | Aug 10, 2021

Taking on a Billionaire Landlord in the Twin Cities

Private equity firms snatched up rental properties, then neglected them. So Minneapolis activists organized the tenants to fight for their rights.

Chuck Collins | Mar 17, 2021

Opinion | Racial Justice | Affordable Housing | Racial Equity | Redlining

My Grandparents鈥� Redlining Story Shows Why We Must Do Better

As we face the impact of COVID-19, now is an opportune time to create equitable housing policies that can close the yawning gaps created by racial inequity.

Denzel Tongue | Nov 13, 2020

Analysis | White Supremacy | Antiracism | Racial Equity | Segregation

How Urban Planning Keeps Cities Segregated鈥攁nd Maintains White Supremacy

Across the U.S., racial segregation was not the byproduct of urban planning but often its intention. Minneapolis, one of the most liberal cities in the country, is no exception.

Julian Agyeman | Jul 31, 2020

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