Race

L.A.’s Intake System for Unhoused People Is Mired in Racial Disparity

Colin Lecher and Maddy Varner / The Markup Mar 2, 2023 L.A.’s scoring system for subsidized housing gives Black and Latino people experiencing homelessness lower priority scores. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Bloomberg Once Blamed End of ‘Redlining’ for 2008 Collapse

BRIAN SLODYSKO / The Associated Press Feb 13, 2020 The Democratic presidential candidate attributes the financial crisis to discriminatory housing practice as opposed to predatory lending. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ocasio-Cortez Debunks Neoliberals’ Favorite Talking Points for Good

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Nov 25, 2019 The New York representative expresses her deep frustration with the routine dismissal of investment in public goods as "free stuff." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Thousands of Children Will Be Made Homeless Under Trump’s New Plan

Rose Ramirez and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad / OtherWords Jul 17, 2019 A proposed rule would strip housing benefits from U.S. citizens if they’re found to have family members with the "wrong" immigration status. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

As Israeli Group Expands, Palestinian Houses Face Demolition

ISABEL DEBRE and AREEJ HAZBOUN / The Associated Press May 3, 2019 The conflict draws particular attention due to tourist-related construction by a nationalist Jewish organization in the same Jerusalem park. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Neoliberalism’s Dark Path to Fascism

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 26, 2018 The financial elites have engineered a monumental con job that threatens to rip away the remainder of our freedoms. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Sen. Warren’s New Bill Could ‘Redress a Century of Housing Discrimination’

Aaron Glantz and Emmanuel Martinez / Reveal Sep 27, 2018 The Massachusetts Democrat unveils the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act, which contains provisions designed to combat modern-day redlining. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

State Attorneys General Urge HUD to Keep Rule Against Housing Discrimination

Emmanuel Martinez / Reveal Aug 29, 2018 Those in 16 states and the District of Columbia urge the Department of Housing and Urban Development to make no changes to an administrative rule that protects individuals from housing discrimination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Judge Upholds HUD’s Delay of Anti-Segregation Housing Rule

JULIET LINDERMAN / The Associated Press Aug 18, 2018 Several civil rights groups argued that Secretary Ben Carson and his agency didn't follow the right procedures to suspend the Obama-era rule and are in violation of the Fair Housing Act, but their claims are rejected. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Building on Our Poor People’s Campaign Coverage

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2018 Our reader-funded project to launch coverage of this important movement has been a success. Now we need your help to keep documenting activism across the nation in this historic moment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politics

Documenting the Poor People’s Campaign

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2018 Activists and civil rights advocates from across the nation have joined to create a new movement that is reigniting Martin Luther King's 1968 effort to fight racism, militarism and materialism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Seattle to Tax Big Companies to Help the Homeless

PHUONG LE / The Associated Press May 15, 2018 The debate over who should pay to solve a housing crisis exacerbated by Seattle's rapid economic growth comes after weeks of tense exchanges with businesses such as Starbucks and Amazon. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )