Atlanta Housing Authority Is 1,300 Voucher Units Short, Realtor Board Says
An Atlanta realtor coordinating the effort to find replacement housing for some 2,000 families in public housing communities about to be evicted by Atlanta Housing Authority sent a message to realtors stating AHA only has 700 voucher-leasing units identified for some 2,000 families.
Protests Over ICE Raids
Two hundred protesters from churches, unions and community groups marched and picketed outside the office of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in downtown San Francisco on May 5, Cinco de Mayo.
Atlanta: Beltline Investor Conspires to Raise Rent on AHA Voucher Holders
In a rare admission of intent, a real estate investor in the Beltline area, James Orr, wrote on his blog about how realtors should invest in rental properties in the area, accept vouchers for displaced public housing residents, and then raise rents as property values skyrocket around the Beltline.
What's All the Fuss About in the United States?
According to Sarah Churchwell, researcher of social issues and British literary critic, segregation of women still exists in the US in the form of a doctrine 'of separate but equal' rights, while the racial problem is only class-oriented.
Capitalism, the Kentucky Derby, and Animal and Human Rights
A horror that millions of people saw on television occurred earlier this month. A horse that ran second in the Kentucky Derby, whipped by his jockey, collapsed and died after he crossed the finish line.
Journalists Predict Scrutiny of McCain...
It's hardly controversial to suggest that many in the corporate media have a fondness for presumptive GOP White House candidate John McCain.
'We are Workers, not Criminals'
In the big immigrant marches that swept the country on May Day in 2006 and 2007, one sign said it all: 'We are Workers, not Criminals!' Often it was held in the calloused hands of men and women who looked as though they'd just come from work in a factory, cleaning an office building, or picking grapes.
Labor Says No to Housing Cuts
NEW YORK - Trade unionists, housing activists, and residents of New York City public housing gathered at City Hall today to protest the Bush administration's proposed budget cuts to the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
McCain, Clinton Out of Touch on Gas Tax
If you don't support a gas tax holiday as the solution to high energy costs and economic woes then you're 'out of touch' with ordinary working people, Hillary Clinton and John McCain recently claimed.
Atlanta: Transit Advocates Unveil Riders’ Vision for Regional Transit
ATLANTA – A diverse coalition of transit riders, employees, and other advocates released a new report Tuesday, April 29, 2008, outlining a vision for regional transit in Atlanta from the perspective of riders who depend on transit.
