affordable housing

Bay area residents demand affordable housing

November 2, 2015 By Chauncey K. Robinson

Workers are not going to stand for housing prices that make it impossible for them to work and live in the Bay Area.

A second look at FDR’s “Second Bill of Rights”

June 4, 2015 By Norman Markowitz

In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, preparing to run for a fourth term, proposed a "Second Bill of Rights" for post World War II U.S.

NY Mayor de Blasio addresses the State of the City

February 26, 2015 By Gabe Falsetta

Mayor Bill de Blasio opened his State of the City address with a commitment to maintaining a city that is inclusive and affordable.

“Funeral” mourns loss of renters’ rights in Wisconsin

March 4, 2014 By David Fields

At the stroke of midnight on March 1, laws went into effect that will strike down many county and municipal ordinances that have strengthened legal protections for those who rent.