housing
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Housing segregation in New York City
According to a recent State University of New York at Stony Brook / Erase Racism survey, the census ranks Long…
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Banks taking homes from oppressed communities at higher rates
A report issued by the Pew Hispanic Center shows that home ownership losses have been highest in African American and…
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Homes destroyed to protect profits
Guaranty Bank of Austin ordered the demolition of a partially finished housing development in southern California that included four finished…
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Fighting for tenants’ rights in the Bronx
As the housing crisis spirals out of control nationwide, homeowners and renters are increasingly facing the pinch, if not outright…
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Foreclosure rates reach record high
The foreclosure rate for March 2009 hit a new record high of 803,489 properties, or one in every 159 housing…
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Homeless families seize foreclosed homes in Miami
Republic Windows and Doors workers in Chicago showed the way to fight back against plant closings and layoffs. Meanwhile, workers…
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Community action behind Cook County moratorium on evictions
Sheriff Tom Dart in Cook County, Ill., made news headlines after he placed a moratorium on foreclosure-related evictions Oct. 9.…
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Tent cities spring up across country as homelessness soars
As the economic crisis worsens and bailouts go to the wealthy bankers on Wall Street, working-class suffering grows. For months,…
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Suicide attempt shows lenders can cancel mortgage debt
Mortgage guarantor Fannie Mae recently cancelled the mortgage debt of 90-year-old Addie Polk of Akron, Ohio. Fannie Mae did not…
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Las provisiones del rescate apoya la expulsión de los dueños de casa
Tanto los demócratas como los republicanos, han estado haciendo toda clase de maniobras para convencer a la clase trabajadora que…
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