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News StoryAn uncounted American statistic: the long-term unemployed
Michael SainatoGuardian
November 18, 2020
Millions who lost their jobs at the beginning of the pandemic are continuing to face unemployment, a number not touted by the Trump administration.
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‘It’s terrible and no one cares’: millions at risk of eviction with no stimulus agreed
Michael SainatoGuardian
December 13, 2020
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20m Americans lost their jobs in April in worst month since Great Depression
Dominic Rushe, Amanda HolpuchGuardian
May 8, 2020
Unemployment rate rose to 14.7% from just 4.4% in March as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the global economy.
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In quarantine with an abuser: surge in domestic violence reports linked to coronavirus
Sarah FieldingGuardian
April 3, 2020
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‘This is about survival’: California tenants plan rent strikes as Covid-19 relief falls short
Sam Levin, Vivian HoGuardian
March 31, 2020
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‘This is about survival’: California tenants plan rent strikes as Covid-19 relief falls short
Sam LevinGuardian
March 31, 2020
Renters say governor’s emergency eviction protections leave many behind and that the only option is to withhold money.
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‘We’re technically homeless’: the eviction epidemic plaguing the US
Michael SainatoGuardian
February 11, 2020
In Virginia, housing organizers and advocates argue the court systems are widely tilted in favor of landlords over tenants, driving high numbers of eviction lawsuits.
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People will sign anything: how legal odds are stacked against the evicted
Matt KrupnickGuardian
January 24, 2018
Evicted tenants in the US often struggle to get an attorney, leaving them at a disadvantage against lawyered-up landlords.
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A $15 tax bill nearly cost a family their home. With Trump, it would have
Martha BergmarkGuardian
April 3, 2017
The president wants to scrap legal aid, which countless Americans rely on when they cannot afford a private attorney. If he succeeds, it would be devastating.
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Legal services in unprecedented danger under Trump’s budget proposal
Tom McCarthyGuardian
March 16, 2017
Budget proposal includes cuts to organization that helps clients fight negligent landlords and domestic violence, in addition to 18 other small budget agencies.
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Draft of first Trump budget would cut legal aid for millions of poor Americans
Tom McCarthyGuardian
February 21, 2017
Draft proposes elimination of Legal Services Corporation, which provides free legal assistance to low-income people, victims of domestic violence and others.
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California judge who mocked blind man emblematic of failed traffic court system
Sam LevinGuardian
October 20, 2016
Judge Taylor Culver is accused of ‘willful misconduct’ by the state’s commission on judicial performance, providing a rare window into how police agencies and courts use traffic courts to target low-income people.
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Lead contamination in LA housing project said to put 300 kids at risk
Daniel RossGuardian
October 1, 2016
Jordan Downs residents fear wider impact of planned demolition in former industrial site but lead contamination is only one part of toxic puzzle.
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Low-income families face eviction as building ‘rebrands’ for Facebook workers
Sam LevinGuardian
September 21, 2016
A Silicon Valley apartment complex wants to attract high-income tenants who work at top tech firms – but critics ask, what is the human cost?
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Airbnb and house-sharing firms reduced New York housing stock by 10% – study
Nicky WoolfGuardian
June 27, 2016
Research by affordable housing advocacy groups finds more than 55% of listings in city on Airbnb are illegal, and 30% are listed by commercial hosts.
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Controversial Texas family detention center to change back to all-male facility
Renée FeltzGuardian
March 18, 2016
Plans for the Karnes and Dilley facilities signal the Obama administration will reduce detention of immigrant women and children before president’s term ends.
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All eyes on Texas immigration facilities in struggle to house Central Americans
Tom DartGuardian
February 11, 2016
After Pennsylvania declined to renew the license for a ‘family residential center’ last month, the future of family detention may now depend on Texas.
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California crackdown on Chinese immigrants alarms rights groups
Halima KazemGuardian
July 20, 2015
Groups report that since early June, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have raided the homes of Chinese immigrants and detained dozens of people who were convicted of felonies decades ago.
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New York City foster care: stories from children and parents the system failed
Daniel MedinaGuardian
July 1, 2015
A watchdog report reveals the Administration of Children’s Services has abused its power in family courts, wrongly taken children into custody and inadequately assisted those it claims to help.
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