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New program will help prevent foreclosures

October 12, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

A new initiative bringing together local, state and federal resources to help stem the tide of foreclosures devastating Oakland neighborhoods is poised for launch.

Rally demands banks stop foreclosing on veterans

September 18, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

Anti-foreclosure campaigners gathered to demand that banks stop foreclosure proceedings against a group of elderly veterans - most in their 90s - who are threatened with the loss of their homes.

Christian “charity” really slumlords

August 8, 2012 By James Raines

Reverend Hamlet and Global Ministries Fellowship PAC are not running a charity.

Memphis: Project Homeless event draws 1,200

July 17, 2012 By James Raines

Organized by the Community Alliance for the Homeless, and part of the city and county plans to end homelessness, the event brought together over 825 volunteers and 1,200 people seeking services.

Raise the minimum wage

March 28, 2012 By John Case

Despite claims of economic recovery heard recently, median weekly worker income for most months of the past two years, just like most years of the past 35 years, is either flat, or less, than the year...