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Nation, The
February 16, 2017
Nearly three-fourths of surveyed legal-aid attorneys reported some of their cases had been adjourned due to lack of language services.
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Nation, The
January 27, 2017
How Trump will target immigrants, and how all of our communities can fight back.
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Nation, The
July 15, 2016
Reverse redlining flooded communities of color with toxic mortgages, practically ensuring default.
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Nation, The
May 16, 2016
There’s no right to indigent defense in civil cases—which means people living in poverty lose out.
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Slate
March 25, 2016
It’s the worst time to be a hotel housekeeper in Miami. The rest of the year’s pretty bad, too.
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Nation, The
December 14, 2015
According to a new study by the civil legal aid group Public Justice Center (PJC), those who face eviction proceedings are casualties of an economic crisis that has metastasized into a constitutional crisis.
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Nation, The
December 2, 2015
A recent lawsuit has helped expose what advocates describe as a reign of financial terror, threatening financially distressed consumers with spurious lawsuits to basically coerce people into paying debts they did not owe them.
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Nation, The
October 23, 2015
In the wake of last summer’s migrant crisis, DHS is still keeping families in detention centers. What could go wrong?
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Nation, The
July 15, 2015
After years of miseducating students nationwide, Everest College is finally toppling from its perch at the peak of the for-profit college bubble. But now thousands of alleged fraud victims are mired in a debt trap of epic proportions. Civil legal aid attorneys in Rochester, New York, are working to help students know their rights and get the debt relief they deserve.
Links: About Me | (Current as of: July 16, 2015)
Michelle Chen is a contributing editor at In These Times and Dissent magazine, and associate editor at CultureStrike. She is also a co-producer of “Asia Pacific Forum” on Pacifica’s WBAI and Dissent‘s “Belabored” podcast, and studies history at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Find her on Twitter: @meeshellchen.
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News StoryNew York Courts Are Failing Non-English Speakers
Michelle ChenNation, The
February 16, 2017
Nearly three-fourths of surveyed legal-aid attorneys reported some of their cases had been adjourned due to lack of language services.
News Story
Want to Know How Trump’s Policies Will Actually Impact Undocumented Immigrants? Read This.
Michelle ChenNation, The
January 27, 2017
How Trump will target immigrants, and how all of our communities can fight back.
News Story
How Banks Stole Homes From the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers
Michelle ChenNation, The
July 15, 2016
Reverse redlining flooded communities of color with toxic mortgages, practically ensuring default.
News Story
One More Way the Courts Aren’t Working for the Poor
Michelle ChenNation, The
May 16, 2016
There’s no right to indigent defense in civil cases—which means people living in poverty lose out.
Feature
Spring Break’s Cleanup Crew
Michelle ChenSlate
March 25, 2016
It’s the worst time to be a hotel housekeeper in Miami. The rest of the year’s pretty bad, too.
News Story
Baltimore Evicts Nearly 7,000 People From Their Homes Every Year
Michelle ChenNation, The
December 14, 2015
According to a new study by the civil legal aid group Public Justice Center (PJC), those who face eviction proceedings are casualties of an economic crisis that has metastasized into a constitutional crisis.
News Story
How Debt Collectors Ruin Lives
Michelle ChenNation, The
December 2, 2015
A recent lawsuit has helped expose what advocates describe as a reign of financial terror, threatening financially distressed consumers with spurious lawsuits to basically coerce people into paying debts they did not owe them.
News Story
The Department of Homeland Security’s ‘Baby Jails’
Michelle ChenNation, The
October 23, 2015
In the wake of last summer’s migrant crisis, DHS is still keeping families in detention centers. What could go wrong?
News Story
Why Is It So Hard for Corinthian Students to Get Their Promised Debt Relief?
Michelle ChenNation, The
July 15, 2015
After years of miseducating students nationwide, Everest College is finally toppling from its perch at the peak of the for-profit college bubble. But now thousands of alleged fraud victims are mired in a debt trap of epic proportions. Civil legal aid attorneys in Rochester, New York, are working to help students know their rights and get the debt relief they deserve.
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