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Don’t Let Politicians Cut Housing Aid

Don’t Let Politicians Cut Housing Aid

| Feb 1, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWe all need physical safety before we can do anything else. Without a roof over our heads, that sense of security is impossible. And with two small children in tow, things get scary. And after fleeing a dangerous domestic situation with my baby and 9-year-old son,...
When Wall Street Came to My Mobile Home Park

When Wall Street Came to My Mobile Home Park

| Oct 13, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFor the last 20 years, I have lived and thrived in a mobile home community. I loved where I live — right up until Wall Street bought the park and threatened the well-being of myself, my neighbors, and my family. Mobile homes are a vital source of affordable housing...
What Chinatowns Can Teach Us About Community

What Chinatowns Can Teach Us About Community

| Apr 28, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedMuch like other communities, Asian Americans have a long history of developing spaces and institutions to advance themselves in a country that often gave them little support. The Chinatowns found across the country derive from this history. This May, Asian American...
Heartland Tenants Who Beat the Odds

Heartland Tenants Who Beat the Odds

| Aug 26, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySix years after immigrating from Mexico, Vanessa and Oscar Romero Del Campo moved into the first place of their own in the U.S. — a one-bedroom apartment in Minneapolis. But what should have been a celebratory occasion quickly soured as Vanessa discovered the...
We Need a New Deal for Housing

We Need a New Deal for Housing

| Dec 26, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|HP SubfeaturedWhen I came of age in Flint, Michigan, homeownership was a crucial part of the American dream. Often one income was sufficient to buy into this dream — union GM jobs paid enough to buy a home and to support a family. Some of my friends’ parents were even able to buy a...
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