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August 11, 2021
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Esther Wang
The Eviction Moratorium Was Written for the Perfect Tenant. They’re Often Hard to Find.
The latest federal policy, like its predecessors, was written with holes big enough for many housing-insecure renters to fall through. These are the stories from the mess.
July 26, 2021
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Esther Wang
The Pandemic Cliff Is a Manufactured Crisis
As Covid relief programs are set to expire this fall, millions of people are newly facing eviction and mounting debts. Why pretend the pandemic is over?
July 16, 2021
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Clio Chang
The Problem of the Small Landlord and Other Pandemic Relief Traps
Landlords claiming extreme hardship are blaming eviction moratoriums for their troubles. These are misdirections we have to reject while rebuilding from the pandemic.
April 26, 2021
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Natalie Shure
Make School Lunch Free for Everyone, Forever
The USDA created a wildly successful universal nutrition program in public schools to alleviate the burdens of the pandemic. Make that temporary benefit permanent.
February 12, 2021
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Kiran Misra
Death to the Inspirational News Story
A teen gives up her college savings to pay her mother’s back rent. A student uses his lunch money to help pay down his classmate’s debt. Let’s stop pretending these stories are heartwarming.
February 10, 2021
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Brendan O’Connor
Moderate Democrats’ Cruel Calculus on Who Deserves Stimulus Relief
Blue Dogs are selectively anxious about when their policies might benefit the wealthy, and their obsession with means testing is going to leave people out to dry in a crisis.
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