Democrats ignored the uncommitted movement for Gaza in 2024. Now, it’s winning elections / The Guardian US
By linking progressive politics with nominally Arab American issues, organizers are building winning coalitions Read the original article here. Abbas Alawieh initially thought the uncommitted movement of 2024 had failed. The insurgent group, which he helped co-found, had gotten more than 700,000 Democrats to vote “uncommitted” on their 2024 presidentialprimary ballots to pressure the US … Read more
‘It kept adding up’: how add-on utility fees can lead to eviction for tenants / The Guardian US
Tenants can be evicted for not paying utilities even if they have paid rent – tenants and their allies are fighting back This story was supported and co-published by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.Read the original article here. In 2024, Constance Soule got a surprise from her landlord: a “notice of termination” … Read more
The Rent Is Higher Than You Think / Tracie McMillan Q&A with The Economic Populist
Corporate landlords found a new way to raise prices. Read the original article here. By Helaine Olen, Managing Editor It has been more than a decade since a fringe candidate for New York City mayor famously observed, “The rent is too damn high.” The problem has only gotten worse since then — and it’s no … Read more
Tracie McMillan on Greystar Fees / The Guardian US Social Media
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Largest landlord in the US accused of civil rights violations / The Guardian US
Fair housing complaints accuse Greystar of refusing to take tenants who use federal rent vouchers Read the original article here. Greystar, the largest owner and manager of apartments in the US, systematically flouts local laws designed to make housing affordable to the poor, according to civil rights complaints filed with authorities in six states and … Read more
Tracie McMillan on the growing surge of “take it or leave it” apartment fees/ KBLA, The Tavis Smiley Show (radio)
Tracie McMillan, Investigative journalist for The Guardian, is back to talk about how renters are calling for action to combat the growing surge of “take it or leave it” apartment fees and how the housing bill could backfire on millions of Americans.
“Trump Screws Tenants” Tracie McMillan / The Majority Report with Sam Seder (podcast)
Tracie McMillan, journalist and author, joins the program to discuss her pieces published in The Guardian US on property management companies pillaging renters through absurd fees; ‘Extremely overwhelmed’: apartment renters face rising tide of fees and US renters call for action to combat surge of ‘take it or leave it’ apartment fees
Renters face a rise in junk fees from the largest apartment manager in the country. / The Texas Standard (radio)
Listen to original airing here. Episode Summary: Facing a summer without campers and millions of dollars in debt, Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy. We’ll delve into what that means.Recent rains buy time for Corpus Christi, which had been facing an imminent water shortage emergency, but is it enough time to find a long-term solution to … Read more
Tracie McMillan on Stateside: Thursday, June 25, 2026 / Michigan Radio, Stateside (podcast)
View the original post here. Today on Stateside, we talked to a reporter who has looked into the strange fees that rental companies are tacking onto rental contracts in Michigan and elsewhere. Also, we dug into the story of James Couzens with the Archives of Michigan. Couzens was the behind-the-scenes force that turned Henry Ford … Read more
US renters call for action to combat surge of ‘take it or leave it’ apartment fees / The Guardian
Tenants push for tougher rules against unfair add-on charges. Industry players argue against policies that they say could limit the ‘effective use of fees’ Original article available here. Across the US, many renters are calling for national action to stem add-on charges that increase their housing costs and increase their risk of eviction. “The rental … Read more
