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.
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
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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
View original article here. On this edition we talk with Tracie McMillan of The Guardian about her expose on Greystar and other apartment owners who charge exorbitant and often hidden fees to renters throughout the nation and in Oregon which can often lead to financial crisis and even eviction. To read McMillan’s article, go here. … Read more
View original article here. Investigative reporter Tracie McMillan found a tangle of fees piled on top of rent at properties run by Greystar — the country’s largest landlord, with thousands of apartments across metro Detroit. Click here to listen to the interview. Have you ever rented an apartment and noticed extra fees tacked onto the … Read more
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Tracie McMillan, Journalist and Author of “The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America” gives her analysis about the failures of the health care system and the challenging privilege of the suspect, Luigi Mangione. Listen on The Tavis Smiley Show website or wherever you get your podcasts. The Tavis Smiley Show.
View the original page here. In today’s edition of Stateside, earlier this year Tracie McMillan published a book on where she recounts her late mother’s battle with health insurance. She joined Stateside to talk about what is on her mind after the recent fatal shooting of a health insurance executive in New York. Then, recently, Crystallee Crain, an … Read more
Read the original post here. Tracie McMillan is an independent, award-winning journalist and author. She was an RSF visiting journalist in spring 2022. Her essays and journalism have been published in many publications including the New York Times, Mother Jones, Harper’s, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and National Geographic. Her first book, The … Read more
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