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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)
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.
News Story
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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Time
April 15, 2020
News Story
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
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.
News Story
Atlantic, The
June 25, 2015
As the Supreme Court rules in favor of disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act, segregation remains.
Feature
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.
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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News StoryNo Income. Major Medical Bills. What Life Is Like for Millions of Americans Facing Financial Ruin Because of the Pandemic
Alana SemuelsTime
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.
News Story
Wages Seized. Bank Accounts Frozen. The Poor Are Getting Poorer as Creditors Pursue Debts
Alana SemuelsTime
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.”
News Story
Renters Are Being Forced From Their Homes Despite Eviction Moratoriums Meant to Protect Them
Alana SemuelsTime
April 15, 2020
News Story
When Wall Street Is Your Landlord
Alana SemuelsAtlantic, 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 SemuelsAtlantic, 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.
News Story
The Supreme Court Walks a Fine Line on Race
Alana SemuelsAtlantic, 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 SemuelsAtlantic, 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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