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The Big Cases At The Supreme Court That You Haven’t Heard About
By Ian Millhiser The Supreme Court heard this term’s final day of oral arguments on Wednesday, a day that included a truly ghoulish debate over how states can execute death row inmates. By the first days of July, the justices … Continue reading
Disrupted Lives
By Elizabeth Gudrais The sheriffs announced their arrival with a loud knock. If nobody was inside, they’d have to kick the door in—but at this house, someone was home. The second-floor apartment was home to Danielle Shaw and her partner, … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable housing, eviction, housing, poor, poverty, rent
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‘A Dream Foreclosed’: How Financial Predators Created a Crisis That Led to 10 Million Americans Being Evicted
By Amy Goodman and Laura Gottesdiener As President Obama heads to Phoenix today to tout the “housing recovery,” journalist Laura Gottesdiener examines the devastating legacy of the foreclosure crisis and how much of the so-called recovery is a result of … Continue reading
Five Real Issues Facing The People Of New York City That Dont Involve Anthony Weiners Sex Life
By Rebecca Leber Ever since reports emerged linking former Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner (D) to another sex scandal, news media have opted to heavily recycle stories about Weiner’s sex life. One story printed in the … Continue reading
It’s Not a Housing Boom. It’s a Land Grab
By Imara Jones As Americans took to their backyards and beaches to celebrate the unofficial start of summer this week, America’s housing industry—for the first time in years—is celebrating right along with them. In the past two months, home sales … Continue reading
Jimmy McMillan – Rent Is Too Damn High
Jimmy is back! He’s running for mayor of New York City, again. Jimmy McMillan has updated his anthem tag-line “The Rent Is Too Damn High” spruced it up and released a pretty hip video. I agree with Jimmy; the rent … Continue reading
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Wins Injunction in Post-Katrina Housing Discrimination Case
Excellent news, however this is just one battle in a long war. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/naacp-legal-defense-and-educational-fund-wins-injunction-in-post-katrina-housing-discrimination-case-103573424.html
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Tagged discrimination, Fair Housing, housing, Hurricane Katrina, law, Louisiana, NAACP, Road Home Program
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Housing voucher hysteria in Atlanta highlights national crisis
This was a fascinating article by Ronda Racha Penrice. Housing voucher hysteria in Atlanta highlights national crisis.
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Tagged Atlanta, economy, forclosure, housing, public housing, unemployment
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Renters: Know Your Health Rights
This article by Dr. Marcus is important for anyone and everyone who is living in a rental. This article hit me personally because the last apartment I lived in caused my allergies to flare and irritated me so much I was … Continue reading
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Tagged asthma, disability, environment, health, housing, live, living, renters, safety
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This mother who left her baby on the subway is not some Bad Black Mom. She’s part of a mental-health stigma
By Kirsten West Savali When 20-year-old Frankea Dabbs abandoned her 10-month-old baby girl on a New York City subway platform on 7 July, it was a piercing cry for help that has long echoed throughout homes, neighborhoods and cities across … Continue reading →