Evictions
The Rio Olympics Is Being Used as 'an Excuse' to Evict Poor People From Valuable Land
The city council argues that mass evictions are not only essential for the hosting of the games because they will also improve transportation networks, but many charge the real driving force is property development.
Amid San Francisco's Housing Crisis, an Organization Turns Vacant Buildings into Squats
Homes Not Jails scouts out empty buildings in the city and turns them into squats for those who can't afford to pay San Francisco's steep rent.
Paris Plans to Open Migrant Shelter Days After Violently Evicting Migrants from Camp
The center will provide temporary accomodation for migrants to consider whether or not they want to file an asylum claim in France.
We Went to Last Night's Property Developer Awards, a Circle-Jerk for the Gentrification Sharks Ruining London
The men and women fucking over the capital thought it would be a good idea to all get in one room and pat each other on the back.
Wall Street Could Become Your Landlord
If you think we've learned anything since we last bailed out the banks and realised that people working in finance had been gambling not just with their salaries but with people's homes, savings and lives, you're wrong.
Bucharest's New Homeless
Children are freezing in tents in the middle of Romania's capital due to a decade-old law and a massive public-housing crisis.
These Shanghai Residents Refuse to Leave Their Homes as Developers Tear Them Down
Their neighborhood is crumbling around them, but they're staying put.
Visiting the Last Remnants of San Francisco's Low Income Apartment Buildings
San Francisco's SROs (single room occupancy housing) once used to function as low-cost dormitory-style apartments for the city's artists, students, and transient workers. In the first in a three-part series, we look at SROs today: mismanaged apartments...
How To Be a Landlord in San Francisco
Being a landlord in San Francisco is like being a coke-dealer in the 80s. People are basically throwing money at you for doing nothing. It’s like finding a cauldron of gold doubloons buried in your backyard. It’s pretty sweet.
Police Violently Evict the La Puya Peaceful Mining Resistance
Since March 2012, local community members have peacefully blocked the entrance to US-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ El Tambor gold mine in Guatemala. This weekend, police officers violently evicted the protesters.
Britain's Chief Opposition Party Is Still Kicking People Out of Their London Homes
Despite staking its 2015 election campaign on solving England's housing crisis, the party of Tony Blair is dropping the ball at the local level.