States must fund stable housing for all formerly incarcerated people to neutralize the spread of COVID-19 and create equitable opportunities for social reintegration.

Expansion of an existing federal rental subsidy program, the Housing Choice Voucher, could stabilize housing for millions of households.

The Fed’s new Municipal Liquidity Facility can be a necessary financial lifeline to states facing a cash crunch — but only if they use it properly and completely.

‘It’s not only poor people standing in food lines, or going to food pantries and soup kitchens. Now you have the middle class and businesses that are suffering, too,’ one organizer said.

The pandemic is making it clear that it’s time to radically rethink the social contract.

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.

Laid-off workers say they face insurmountable debt and homelessness if they have to pay back months of rent after the pandemic.

An overwhelming majority of Americans support the federal government paying all healthcare costs for the duration of the coronavirus emergency. 

Americans overwhelmingly support imposing a merger moratorium on large corporations and private equity firms.

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.

Elected officials need to stop making excuses for not getting unhoused people into hotel rooms.

Intentionally disqualifying millions of American citizens from much-needed stimulus funds during this unprecedented health crisis is both unnecessary and cruel.

As the coronavirus crisis continues to expand, it is clear that America needs a robust assistance program for the most vulnerable, such as the elderly and physically disabled, to ensure they have what they need to survive. The health, safety, and stability of all communities depend on it.

The city has created the structural conditions that have engendered disproportionately high rates of infection and death among its Black and Latinx residents.

The Small Business Administration has created barriers for people re-entering the workforce after serving time in prison.

Local budget cuts enacted a decade ago left states and cities dangerously unprepared for COVID-19. We shouldn’t make those same mistakes again.

Neither the coronavirus nor anything else is a ‘great equalizer’ because we aren’t, actually, all in this together.

Advocates say the “progressive” city has left them to die.

Voters want the government to take common sense measures that meet the scale of the crisis and preserve the economy so that when the coronavirus is contained, economic life can resume as rapidly as possible. It’s time for lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to listen.

New polling finds strong bipartisan support for recurring government payments to Americans, rather than a one-time payment.

They make roughly half the average national income, and they’re at risk of COVID-19 exposure as they continue to work to ensure shelves are restocked and communities fed.

This is still a severely inadequate response to this deadly pandemic. The Mayor has both the power and the obligation to house every single person in hotels; failing to do so puts thousands of lives at risk.

Powerful interests exploited Katrina to enrich themselves and transform the city. As a reporter who covered the fallout explains, our government’s lax oversight means the same could happen now, leaving those who most need help behind.

In Austin and across the country, service providers are dealing with spikes in demand, new logistical challenges, and mounting uncertainty about the months ahead.

To leave hundreds of people in mass congregate shelters could be a death sentence for many of our vulnerable neighbors.

There’s still a chance to make sure some of the most vulnerable people can benefit from the federal stimulus bill.

The COVID-19 crisis is shining a light on America’s worsening housing crisis and limited resources for response.

Advocates for the area’s homeless residents say the pandemic will worsen the crisis they have already been living through.

But the proposals on the table are leaving our most vulnerable neighbors behind.