Virginia Governor Candidate Says It’s Time To ‘Treat Poverty Like the Emergency It Is’ Jennifer Carroll Foy is a former public defender and state legislator who wants to overhaul school funding and extend an eviction moratorium until the end of 2022. Eoin Higgins
Compton Joins the Growing Number of U.S. Cities to Launch a Guaranteed Income Program The California city began distributing out up to $600 monthly to low-income residents. Jerry Iannelli
Against CDC Guidance, Denver Displaces Hundreds Of Homeless People Amid COVID-19 Spike Cities across the country have continued to displace and criminalize homelessness during the pandemic, though the CDC cautions clearing encampments can heighten the potential for the spread of COVID-19. Meg O'Connor
Philadelphia Housing Advocates Declare Victory After Monthslong Battle With City The city will give advocates 50 vacant homes to be used for permanent housing for low-income residents, according to a tentative agreement. Joshua Vaughn
The Federal Government Is Failing Communities Suffering From Food Insecurity Food insecurity is not an acute emergency, but rather a chronic condition for low-income Americans that existed long before the current public health emergency. Ona Balkus
The Role of Police in Gentrification A lawsuit alleges Breonna Taylor died because Louisville was trying to arrest its way toward economic redevelopment. Research shows this is common. Brenden Beck
People Are About To Be Pushed Into Homelessness On A Large Scale. Hotels Are Key To Keeping Them Off The Streets. Tens of thousands of people in Los Angeles County are at high risk for becoming homeless after the temporary halt on evictions is lifted—one of the largest mass displacements the region has ever seen. Ananya Roy, Jonny Coleman
The Pandemic Shows It’s Time for an Alternative to American Capitalism The nation has an opportunity to take advantage of this transformative event and pursue an alternative to the current system. David A. Love
Universal Basic Income Is A Path To A More Just Economy. One California City Is Already Seeing Positive Results. The pandemic is making it clear that it’s time to radically rethink the social contract. Amy Castro Baker, Stacia Martin-West
Governors Who Are Banding Together on Pandemic Response Should Adopt Universal Basic Income The federal government is not going to lead the way on addressing the economic pain caused by the shutdowns. But states have the power to do something about it now. David A. Love
Housing Is A Human Right. It Should Not Be Predicated On The Money In One’s Pocket. There are certain universal human needs that any governing structure — from local to federal — is responsible for. Among these are housing, healthcare, education, public parks, clean water, and clean air — the things that make life beautiful. These needs touch every single living being and as such, are non-negotiable. They do not belong on the open market. Molly Beckhardt, Paul Boden, June LS
The Battle to Convert California Hotels into Housing Has Begun Elected officials need to stop making excuses for not getting unhoused people into hotel rooms. Jonny Coleman
Black Women Have Long Faced Racism in Healthcare. COVID-19 Is Only Amplifying It. A Brooklyn teacher tried three times to get treatment for the coronavirus. Now she’s fighting for her life. Erin Clare Brown
The Coronavirus Food Bank Crisis Is Already Underway In Austin and across the country, service providers are dealing with spikes in demand, new logistical challenges, and mounting uncertainty about the months ahead. Jay Willis
Congress Failed to Make Cash Assistance Universal. Now Local Governments Must Step Up There’s still a chance to make sure some of the most vulnerable people can benefit from the federal stimulus bill. Yonah Freemark
As the Coronavirus Pandemic Worsens, Olympia’s Homeless Community Scrambles for Support The COVID-19 crisis is shining a light on America’s worsening housing crisis and limited resources for response. Mara Kardas-Nelson
Another Reason To End Prison Gerrymandering: To Identify And Invest In Neighborhoods Most Affected By Incarceration Vaidya Gullapalli
What Kim Ogg Gets Wrong About Work, Poverty, and Crime The attitude behind the Harris County district attorney’s message to ‘put down your gun and pick up an employment application’ is outdated. Jessica Pishko
Trump Makes The Most Important Anti-Hunger Program Harder To Access For People Leaving Prison Vaidya Gullapalli
In Pennsylvania, Detention as a First Option Heavy reliance on pretrial incarceration in Berks County subjects people to poor medical care and unsanitary and unsafe conditions. Joshua Vaughn
Pleading Guilty to Get Out of Jail The criminalization of poverty in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has led to a staggering increase in incarcerated people, all at a huge cost for defendants and taxpayers alike. Joshua Vaughn
#SwipeItForward & the Decriminalization of Farebeating in New York City Activists in New York City are engaging in profound acts of resistance against over-policing in the subways. Politicians are listening, but are they really hearing them? Jocelyn Simonson
Manhattan D.A. pledges to curtail prosecutions of subway fare jumpers, but it’s complicated Larry Hannan
