housing
Class struggle intersectionality in the fight for graduate student housing justice
June 23, 2020Racial capitalism is the main foundation of this super-exploitation. This is just as true in graduate STEM education as it is in society generally.
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Tenants of big landlords striking nationwide on May Day
April 30, 2020The landlords being targeted are the big hedge funds realty firms that own or fund tens of thousands of units nationwide – and that so far seem to have turned a deaf ear to their tenants’...
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Rent strike wave makes its way to the D.C. Metro area
April 17, 2020Unite Here Local 23 and African Communities Together have organized to cancel rent until one month after the pandemic ends.
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April 1—Rent’s due: Struggling to pay when there are no jobs
April 1, 2020For millions of Americans, Wednesday is the first time the landlord is knocking on the door since the coronavirus outbreak turned the economy upside down.
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Calif. governor bans evictions during pandemic; housing advocates say that’s not enough
March 31, 2020Newsom's order does not meet the task at hand; the last thing needed is a wave of evictions immediately after the emergency ends.
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