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The New Politics of the Poor in Joe Biden’s (and Mitch McConnell’s) USA
We must see real estate market for what it truly is: an institution rooted in settler colonialism that allows land (and the housing that sits atop it) to be distributed and controlled by those who have enough money for their preferences to matter.
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The U.S. may soon be facing an "eviction apocalypse." With the CARES Act set to expire, some experts estimate up to 28 million people could face losing their homes.
As fewer people remain able to afford rent in big cities, more leave those cities for cheaper regions, or simply fall out of the housing market and into homelessness. Think tanks and activist groups are thinking outside the box with solutions.
If you’re old, poor, and African American or Hispanic-Latinx, your chances of infection are especially high and odds of survival significantly lower. The economic downturn could drive the number of homeless to 800,000, an increase of 40% to 45%.
The purpose of the encampments is to house people, but to also create a space where “they are treated with dignity, like they have the right to exist.”
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Record numbers of Americans have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, but rent is still due. Hasan investigates the impending eviction crisis.
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