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    Nickel and Dimed

    Dec 20, 2002 05:00 AM EDT

    ... As the population of America's working poor has increased, so too has the number of Americans without health insurance -- 41 million at last count. Affordable housing is, also, often hard to find. Even if you've got enough to pay the rent, where do you live if you can ...

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    Background: Nobel Peace Prize

    Oct 11, 2002 04:00 AM EDT

    ... also praised his work in economic and social development. Mr. Carter has led efforts to eradicate infectious diseases in the developing world and to build affordable housing here in the states. In 1996, he told the "NewsHour" how his faith has shaped his public life. JIMMY CARTER: One of the ...

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    How We Live: Philadelphia

    Oct 02, 2002 04:00 AM EDT

    ... that people want in their neighborhoods, in their houses in 2002. Property values are growing fairly quickly once we take over enough land. This is affordable housing. It was probably on the market for forty-five -- fifty thousand dollars. The houses appreciate in value fairly quickly. Center City is less ...

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    Dream Houses

    Jul 24, 2002 04:00 AM EDT

    ... Burlington Community Land Trust was created in 1984, during another period of escalating housing prices, when Burlington's leaders chose not to build large public housing projects or subsidize landlords. The Trust focused first on revitalizing and creating affordable homes in an old, rundown neighborhood. BRENDA TROPY: We're taking ...

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    Protests Cause Delay in Trade Summit

    Nov 30, 1999 12:00 AM EDT

    ... Sunday night, a group took over an abandoned apartment building in downtown Seattle. They blame global free trade for what they call a lack of affordable housing. Authorities have shut off water, gas and electricity to the apartment building and have stopped protesters from taking lumber and nails into the ...

  • WATCH: Biden administration is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and food prices

    WATCH: Biden administration is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and food prices

    Jul 19, 2023 09:42 PM EDT

    ... could threaten “the free and fair markets upon which our economy is based.” Separately, the government is working with the companies Zillow, Apartments.com and AffordableHousing.com to create a new website that reveals to renters all of the fees they could be charged when signing a lease. The effort ...

  • Autism advocate calls Trump's statements on the condition 'stigmatizing'

    Autism advocate calls Trump's statements on the condition 'stigmatizing'

    Sep 25, 2025 10:30 PM EDT

    ... to be included in society, accepted and accommodated, whether that's with job accommodations at work or individualized education plans in school, whether that's affordable, accessible housing or services through Medicaid. We belong in society, and we deserve our rights and we deserve accommodations. Amna Nawaz: Zoe Gross, always ...

  • Chronic housing shortage leaves Maui residents displaced a year after deadly wildfire

    Chronic housing shortage leaves Maui residents displaced a year after deadly wildfire

    Aug 08, 2024 06:08 PM EDT

    ... 1,500 households have already left for other islands or states, some estimates say. Locals fear more will depart if they can’t find stable, affordable, convenient housing. That's particularly painful for Hawaii, where leaders have long worried the islands are losing their culture as housing costs fuel an ...

  • Why rents are still higher in much of the U.S. than before the pandemic

    Why rents are still higher in much of the U.S. than before the pandemic

    Jun 01, 2024 09:30 PM EDT

    ... pandemic levels. And today we have historic levels of homelessness in communities across the country. John Yang: You mentioned subsidies to help make low income housing affordable for those with low incomes. What else can be done? What else would you like to see done? Diane Yentel: As long as ...

  • Biggest apartment construction boom in decades likely to bring renters uneven relief

    Biggest apartment construction boom in decades likely to bring renters uneven relief

    Jul 30, 2023 10:52 PM EDT

    ... priced rentals would help alleviate the strain from so many new apartments targeting renters with high incomes, “although additional subsidies will be needed to make housing affordable to households with the lowest incomes,” researchers at Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies wrote in a recent report.Despite the ...