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The Obama Administration Is Expanding a Program to Fix Up Public Housing—Too Bad the Program Might Also Privatize It

Posted on June 10, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Jake Blumgart When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his administration’s plan on May 19 to help dig his city’s public housing authority out of its $16 billion capital-needs hole, attention quickly focused on the plan’s reliance on … Continue reading →

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New York City’s Public-Housing Crisis

Posted on May 20, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Alana Semuels For a long time, many American cities housed their poorest residents in giant public housing towers that had little going for them except for the fact they were affordable. Crime was rampant and indiscriminate, drugs were everywhere, … Continue reading →

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After Years Of Violence, L.A.’s Watts Sees Crime Subside

Posted on July 25, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Kirk Siegler On most weeknights, in the middle of his shift, Los Angeles police officer Keith Mott trades his gun and uniform for a T-shirt and shorts and heads to a park in the Watts neighborhood of South Los … Continue reading →

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Housing voucher hysteria in Atlanta highlights national crisis

Posted on August 13, 2010 by The Soul Brother

This was a fascinating article by Ronda Racha Penrice. Housing voucher hysteria in Atlanta highlights national crisis.

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