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LA Housing Department Demands Residential Hotels Stop Renting Rooms to Tourists

Robin Urevich and Gabriel Sandoval / Capital & Main and ProPublica Aug 14, 2023 After a journalistic investigation found that landlords were turning low-cost housing into tourist hotels, the city ordered some building owners to comply with the law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Affordable Housing Is Set Up to Fail

Jacqueline Rabe Thomas / ProPublica Nov 26, 2019 A new report reveals Connecticut has failed its low-income families, locking them out of opportunities while creating pockets of poverty. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Radical New Proposal Could Transform America

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Jun 16, 2019 The presidential hopeful takes a page from FDR's book to propose an economic bill of rights that could drastically improve Americans' lives. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ben Carson Rolls Back Fair Housing Rules, Making Discrimination Easier

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 24, 2018 The HUD chief believes the regulations, designed to ensure prospective buyers get equal treatment, stifle affordable housing development. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Homeless UC Berkeley Student Takes Care of His Whole Family

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 12, 2018 Ismael Chamu refuses to let an inhumane housing system keep him from his dreams of a better life for his parents and siblings, his future partner and himself. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Matthew Cardinale, Affordable Housing Advocate, Foe of Corporate Lobbyists

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jul 3, 2016 The founder of SMART ALEC, a progressive nonprofit, is determined to help people take control of public policy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Stays Motivated After Oregon Win, Appeals to California Voters

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2016 Although Hillary Clinton leads in delegates, Sanders says his latest primary victory “is the beginning of the final push to win California” on June 7. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant

BLANK Nov 22, 2015 The socialist's achievements in office, including a minimum-wage hike to $15, and re-election this month are exposing as a sham the idea that the welfare of workers, especially the unskilled, is incompatible with a prosperous economy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

SCOTUS Might Be About to Mess With the Fair Housing Act

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 24, 2015 While we're all waiting for the Supreme Court to make some historic calls about key issues like gay marriage, here's another big one to keep in focus: racial discrimination in housing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Study Shows Why It Makes Absolutely No Sense to Blame the Poor for the Financial Crisis

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 28, 2015 Despite efforts to blame the housing crisis on lower-income buyers, the truth is that the rich had a greater impact on the economy by defaulting on significantly larger mortgages. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Detroit’s Pensions Under Attack

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2013 The bankrupt city is looking to cut its already underfunded retirement benefits; given the current economic climate, perhaps it's time for the affordable housing options that were used in the last century to make a comeback; meanwhile, Pope Francis' new banker, hired to clean up the Vatican's messy accounts, comes with sex scandals of his own. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )