homelessness

Homeless for the holidays: D.C. to continue encampment evictions during pandemic

December 27, 2021 By Jamal Rich

D.C. City Council votes to allow Mayor Bowser to continue evicting unhoused residents from encampments all over the city.

The underbelly of America

November 5, 2021 By David Trujillo

Under a concrete bridge lies an independent space. Worried, weary, broken, broke, women abused. Overused men. Lost lives chasing shadows. Challenging stories. A challenging life. Homeless camps here and there. Infested makeshift shelters. Overcrowded sidewalk nests....

Right-wing Supreme Court throws out eviction moratorium

August 27, 2021 By C.J. Atkins

In response, Rep. Cori Bush declared: “If they think this partisan ruling is going to stop us from fighting to keep people housed, they’re wrong.”

Eviction moratorium extension is a victory, but it’s not enough

August 6, 2021 By S. J. Knight And Justine Medina

6 million—by some estimates closer to 11 million—people could lose their homes at the end of October, just before the onset of winter.

CDC issues new eviction ban for most of U.S. through Oct. 3

August 4, 2021 By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak And Jonathan Lemire

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until Oct. 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism from progressives that it was allowing vulnerable renters to...