Alana Semuels

Journalist (NATIONAL)
Staff writer at The Atlantic. She was previously a national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times.

Links: @AlanaSemuels | Alana's website | (Current as of: June 2, 2020)

Currently senior economics correspondent at TIME magazine, previously The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



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No Income. Major Medical Bills. What Life Is Like for Millions of Americans Facing Financial Ruin Because of the Pandemic

Alana Semuels
Time
May 7, 2020
The contrast isn’t just between low-wage workers and billionaire bosses. Bills are mounting for small restaurants and retailers as their applications for the federal Paycheck Protection Program go unanswered.

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Wages Seized. Bank Accounts Frozen. The Poor Are Getting Poorer as Creditors Pursue Debts

Alana Semuels
Time
May 1, 2020
“This is crippling people right now,” says Melissa Linville, an attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Columbus. “Some courts are carrying on as if there is no pandemic.”

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Renters Are Being Forced From Their Homes Despite Eviction Moratoriums Meant to Protect Them

Alana Semuels
Time
April 15, 2020

News Story

When Wall Street Is Your Landlord

Alana Semuels
Atlantic, The
February 13, 2019
With help from the federal government, institutional investors became major players in the rental market. They promised to return profits to their investors and convenience to their tenants. Investors are happy. Tenants are not.

Feature

A House You Can Buy, But Never Own

Alana Semuels
Atlantic, The
April 10, 2018
African Americans in the same neighborhoods decimated by subprime lending are now being targeted with new predatory loan offerings, a lawsuit argues.

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The Supreme Court Walks a Fine Line on Race

Alana Semuels
Atlantic, The
June 25, 2015
As the Supreme Court rules in favor of disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act, segregation remains.

Feature

Has America Given Up on the Dream of Racial Integration?

Alana Semuels
Atlantic, The
June 19, 2015
This feature dives into the history on racial integration in housing through the story of the city of Beaumont, Texas.



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