Housing justice advocates say new policy proposals would empower landlords while squeezing already struggling tenants. As voters facing rising living costs head to the midterm polls, the nation’s largest federation of tenant unions has released a damning report on the…
The Kentucky governor has been pushing to expand pre-K. He now says that fight should go national. The midterms are racing to their conclusion, but the presidential contest is right around the corner. As the next primaries begin to take…
Reclaim Rhode Island demonstrates the power of tenant organizing to effect change in local politics. The housing crisis emerged as a central issue last month in Providence, Rhode Island, as Democratic socialist David Morales unseated incumbent Brett Smiley in the…
Arguments over immigration can be smart or misguided, but they are always complicated. Let's start with an annoying one. Donald Trump's ramp-up of immigration arrests has hit the construction industry, much of whose labor force is undocumented. Employers of such…
In a letter shared exclusively with The Advocate, Rep. Ritchie Torres asks whether HUD’s shrinking backlog reflects resolved discrimination cases or complaints dismissed without full investigations. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee…
PITTSBURGH—Unhoused residents of the Northside braved the rain on Friday, Oct. 2, to access the ROOTS Center for the last time. Gathered outside, dozens of community members greeted each other with hot food and expressions of solidarity. For Northside’s unhoused…
Deanna Muz, a retired nurse living in Saginaw, Mich., has typically voted Republican. But with “the way our economy is and all the BS going on,” she says, “I’m in that ‘I’m not sure’ phase.” Chief among Muz’s economic concerns…
Annual National Trans Visibility March takes place in Puerto Rico Trump uses anti-trans slur against Democratic Senate candidate In Ga., 2 trans candidates believe voters are ready for them 988 restores crisis services for LGBTQ+ youth Renee Good’s family files two federal…
More than one in three women and one in six men in the United States have experienced sexual violence, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. For survivors trying to leave abusive relationships, finding safe,…
Housing policy is a central issue in the San Francisco congressional race between Scott Wiener (top left) and Connie Chan (bottom left), and the Los Angeles mayoral race between Nithya Raman (top right) and Karen Bass (bottom right).Mother Jones…
The housing crisis, renters and the unhoused: rents and tenants' rights, building affordable homes and the response to homelessness.
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