The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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A Vietnam War Widow Battles Foreclosure Fraud
Over 700 foreclosures were conducted against active-duty service members by Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup.
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Ahead of the Looming Foreclosure Crisis, Local Governments Are Stepping In
The glut of underwater mortgages needs to be written down to match underlying assets, not just to help homeowners but to revive the economy.
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10 Groups Building a Grassroots Movement for Economic Justice
From the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to Occupy Our Homes, these groups are galvanizing communities to action nationwide.
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Resisting Foreclosure: Rising Up for a Dream Called Home
In her new book, Laura Gottesdiener shows how black Americans have historically been dispossessed of home, property and adequate work as a de facto economic policy.
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Homeowners Jailed, Protesters Brutally Tased at DOJ Demonstrations
A two-day long housing protest outside the Department of Justice this week has resulted in nearly 30 arrests and several instances of law enforcement unnecessarily using tasers on activists.
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Revealed: Atlantans Lost Nearly $1 Billion in Wealth Due to Foreclosures in 2012
Communities of color lost more than double the wealth of predominantly white communities in the Atlanta housing crisis in 2012.
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Petition Power: More than 330,000 Reject Holder's “Too Big to Jail”
Activists on Tuesday delivered more than 330,000 signatures to U.S. Department of Justice offices calling on the Obama Administration to reject Eric Holder’s declaration that some financial institutions are too big to jail.
