housing
New California governor calls for housing, health care for all
February 13, 2019Governor Gavin Newsom continued the emphasis on “real people and real people’s lives” that characterized the budget proposals he outlined last month and made clear his state will continue to be a mainstay in opposing the...
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East Berliners: We live on Karl Marx Allee, not “Capitalist Avenue”
January 8, 2019Tenants in what used to be East Berlin are on the march against hungry real estate giants looking to snatch their homes.
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With Amazon coming, metro D.C. families face rising rents, longer commutes
January 3, 2019Various cities had been bidding for the HQ, in the usual way: Offering millions of dollars in “concessions” to a company worth a trillion dollars.
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Former NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett to headline People’s World awards luncheon
December 4, 2018On Sunday, December 9, 2018, The New York Friends of People’s World will hold their annual “Better World Awards” luncheon.
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Chicago homeless coalition pushes new tax on properties selling over $1m
November 8, 2018Seen as a key decision-maker on the proposal's future, Alderman Ed Burke is the lead partner in a law firm whose specialty is helping clients with property tax appeals.
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