housing
Detroit tenants organize to take on big landlords and property management companies
May 12, 2022Organizing efforts have brought them face-to-face with big landlords and property management companies who have attacked them every step of the way.
Read more‘Beautifying’ Detroit: Removing blight or removing residents?
May 3, 2022“If we don't build up a better foundation…if we don't give people stable employment, stable transportation—the city won’t last,” warned City Councilor Gabriela Santiago-Romero.
Read moreHow the government helps Wall Street landlords convert family homes to rentals
April 26, 2022Agencies meant to help average Americans buy average homes have become instruments to help wealthy corporations buy existing homes and turn them into rental units.
Read moreResisting corporate-led evictions in Virginia: Interview with African Communities Together
April 22, 2022People's World talks with activists involved on the ground in the fight against evictions and gentrification in Virginia.
Read moreDetroit City Council has opportunity to put people before profits
April 8, 2022In its upcoming budget vote, the council can decide to keep pursuing Mayor Mike Duggan’s pro-corporate policies or choose to push the interests of Detroit’s people.
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