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Paying for Mold and Broken Doors: Rainier Court Tenants Fight Unsafe Conditions & Rent Increases

On a characteristically cloudy, winter Seattle morning, three organizers from Socialist Alternative’s City Councilmember...
Housing

Building In Deadly Bronx Fire Owned by Eric Adams Transition Team Member’s Company

Only days after a fire in an overcrowded Philadelphia rowhouse claimed 12 lives, a...

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Housing

Fire in Overcrowded Philadelphia Rowhouse Kills 12

Early Wednesday morning, a fire tore through a Philadelphia rowhouse and killed 12 people,...
Housing

Minneapolis Fights for Rent Control: The Struggle Ahead

Millions of people in the U.S. are struggling to pay rent. According to a...
Socialist Alternative In Action

Who is Kshama Sawant?

Kshama Sawant was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 2013 with over...
Housing

Renters Fight Back to #CancelRent

Mandy had recently moved into a new building in Chicago but hadn’t yet met...
Housing

Oakland: Walnut Street Tenants Win Battle Over Rent & Repairs

A united group of renters in Oakland, California and members of Socialist Alternative recently...
Climate

In Hurricane’s Aftermath, Houston Residents Resist Eviction

UPDATE: After this article was posted, the campaign described below received this local news coverage: http://abc13.com/seniors-fight-to-stay-in-their-homes-despite-damage/2523932/ https://www.click2houston.com/news/judge-agrees-to-hear-case-after-senior-living-center-tried-to-force-residents-out-following-Harvey https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/10/12/242175/hearing-on-evictions-of-senior-citizens-from-2100-memorial-drive-is-postponed/ http://www.khou.com/news/local/neighborhood/seniors-sue-to-stay-in-affordable-housing-following-harvey/482881694   Hurricane...

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