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UN: Israeli Demolition of Palestinian Homes Increases Despite Pandemic
An Israeli bulldozer demolishes a Palestinian home in the illegally-occupied West Bank village of Khirbet Jinba on September 2, 2020. (Photo: Hazem Bader/AFP/Getty Images)
Survey Shows Nearly Half in US Suffering Serious Economic Hardship—and Situation 'Going to Get Worse'
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
New Yorkers in need line up to receive free produce during a Pop-Up Food pantry event hosted by Food Bank For New York City at Barclays Center on September 10, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Food Bank For New York City)
"There is nothing for the people we surveyed who earn under $100,000 a year to fall back on."
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'A Band-Aid, Not a Solution': Critics Warn Trump Eviction Moratorium Only Delays—Doesn't Prevent—Housing Crisis
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
A woman wearing a mask walks past a wall bearing graffiti asking for rent forgiveness in Los Angeles on May 1, 2020. (Photo: Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images file)
"While an eviction moratorium is essential, it is a half-measure that extends a...
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'Relief is Due!': Uprisings Against Evictions Planned for September 1 in Cities Across US
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Advocates are planning "Relief Is Due" demonstrations for September 1, 2020. (Image: Center for Popular Democracy)
"Workers, families, small businesses, and communities desperately need the...
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Cars display signs requesting to stop evictions as protesters supporting the rent freeze gather in Chinatown on August 10, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. During the pandemic, California has passed a number of eviction protections that are under evaluation as they have started expiring. (Photo: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)
'Coming to a Town Near You.' Eviction Fears Mount as Grace Period for Federal Moratorium Expires
As GOP Blocks Covid Relief, Experts Warn of 'Wave of Despair' and Devastating Anecdotes Show Crisis Already Here
Ocasio-Cortez Amendment Takes Aim at 'Racist, Classist' Attack on Fair Housing by Trump
'Racist, Classist Garbage': Trump Brags to Suburbia About His Repeal of Housing Desegregation Rule
A demonstrator calls on the governor to suspend rent and mortgage payments to help those who have lost their income due to the coronavirus during a protest on April 30, 2020 in Chicago. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Sen. Warren Demands Eviction Moratorium as New Reporting Sheds Light on Nation's Stark Housing Inequality
Tenants and housing activists gathered at Maria Hernandez Park for a rally and march in the streets of Bushwick, demanding the New York City administration cancel rent immediately as many New Yorkers remain strapped for cash and out of work. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Senate GOP Slammed for Allowing Eviction Moratorium to Expire, Putting Millions of Families at Risk
Former Vice President Joe Biden, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, speaks during a CNN climate crisis town hall on Wednesday, September 4, 2019.
'More Work to Do' But 'Major Step Forward': Progressives Welcome Biden's $2 Trillion Green Energy Plan
'Something's Gotta Give Here': Urgent Action Demanded as 23 Million US Families Face Possible Eviction by October
Fair Housing Advocates Celebrate Passage of AOC's Repeal of Faircloth Amendment
'Full-Blown Homelessness Crisis' Coming, Warns John Oliver as Eviction Tsunami Fears Grow
'Not On Our Watch': AOC, In Powerful Floor Speech, Declares House Democrats Will Protect Civil Rights Law From Trump
Without Government Intervention, Economists Warn Renters Across US Could Soon Face 'Avalanche of Evictions'

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Over 500 Faith Leaders Urge Congress to Issue National Moratorium on Utility Shutoffs
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Trump and Carson’s Latest Attack on Fair Housing Racially Motivated and Unlawful
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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