Portugal: The Gentrification of Porto
Porto seems a really good investment. For those who can afford it, that is. Most Portuguese can’t. Porto is gentrifying. There’s no room left for the low-income earners in the…
Black communities denied $156 billion in property value says new Brookings report
“The pipes in Flint, Michigan could have been replaced 3,000 times with that money†says lead study author Dr. Andre Perry Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our…
When Activists Take Over City Hall: The Case of Barcelona, Spain
Ada Colau, who had been a long-time housing activist, won the Mayoral election of Barcelona in 2015 and a tough battle against long-entrenched forces, but is managing to gradually transform…
Rising Rents Threaten Berlin’s Diversity, Activists Demand Expropriation
Germany is abuzz about a new movement to expropriate 240,000 apartments from large landowners in order to halt rapidly rising rents in Berlin Subscribe to our page and support our…
Tenants Continue to Protest Deteriorating Living Conditions at Bolton House
The Bolton House Tenants Coalition of Baltimore held a rally outside their apartment complex demanding safe and affordable housing. Activists argue that city officials and housing authorities are reluctant to…
Trump’s Attack on LA Homelessness Ignores the Causes
Jacqueline Luqman talks with LA Times reporter Gale Holland about how acknowledging the issues that contribute to a high percentage of African American homelessness in LA County might inform the…
Fighting for Housing Rights in Brazil’s Largest City
Despite cuts to the state housing budget and the criminalization of housing movements in Sao Paulo, thousands of poor Brazilians remain in occupied buildings across the city, demanding their social…
6.6 Million People Filed For Unemployment Last Week
The $2.2 trillion stimulus did nothing to help working people. Even before the new data was released, writer Brendan O’Connor said tenants were facing eviction and organizing rent strikes to…