Housing debt is among the highest in the world and homelessness is surging. But relief is possible.
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Letters to the editor, June 2023
Feedback from Los Angeles on the housing crisis; praise for two new titles from Red Letter Press; critical thoughts on Australia’s Labor Party.
Jordan Neely’s death calls out for radical change
“Mayor Eric Adams’ fearmongering and unleashing of the NYPD on the unhoused emboldened the ex-marine who put Neely in a chokehold.”
LA housing campaign exposes depth of corporate-political ties
Organizers have met roadblocks, achieved successes, and learned vital lessons.
Exposing the lie of “Compassion Seattle”
This interview of Black housing activist Tye Reed reveals Seattle’s pretentious charter amendment campaign, which will not solve exploding homelessness.
Los Angeles campaign proposes solutions to looming US eviction crisis
This interview with FSP’s LA branch organizer tells how a broad coalition is energetically forcing the press and city to address what can be done.
Open Letter on the November 3, 2020 General Election – Bay Area
As Election Day 2020 approaches, multiple crises are wreaking havoc across the country. The pandemic that has taken more than a million lives across the globe has triggered an economic… Read more »
Open Letter on the November 3, 2020 General Election
It is precisely because the stakes are so high today that workers and poor folks cannot afford to give one iota of credibility to the Democratic Party.
Open Letter on the November 3, 2020 General Election – Los Angeles
As Election Day 2020 approaches, multiple crises are wreaking havoc across the country. The pandemic that has taken more than a million lives across the globe has triggered an economic… Read more »
Sacrificing the vulnerable: Politicians’ draconian response to New York City economic crisis
As city politicians impose austerity budgets and cut social service jobs that hit the poorest hardest, militant essential workers from fields to hospitals and schools are saying, “Tax the rich.”
