Homelessness in the US
Oxfam: COVID-19, inequality, rising food prices driving severe poverty and other stories

Today we look at an Oxfam report on global extreme poverty rates, rising deaths among unhoused people across the US, and more

Unhoused people face uncertainty as officials raze makeshift shelters and other stories

Today we look at the clearing of homeless encampments in New York City, US; the ceasefire declared by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen; and more

Social movements mobilize in defense of voting rights in the US

Progressive movements have been mobilizing since early July to demand protections to voting rights and a minimum wage increase

Mobilizations force Biden to enact new eviction ban

The new eviction moratorium was put in place amid protests at the federal capital led by progressive legislator Cori Bush, along with various social movements in the US

Millions threatened with evictions in the US, who is to blame?

Millions of tenants across the United States are at risk of being evicted over the next two months, as the 11-month long eviction ban by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) expired on July 31

After mass resistance, NYC Mayor halts moving homeless out of Upper West Side

The homeless in NYC’s Upper West Side (UWS) were being forced out of their accommodations because of the thinly veiled class hatred of the residents of the area

Kenia Alcocer: “People are choosing between paying their rent or staying alive”

Kenia also talks about the resilience of migrant communities amid the pandemic despite being some of the most impacted.

Across US, the people demand “Cancel the Rents”

According to reports, around 31 percent of the workers were unable to pay their rent on April 1.