Evictions

The Occupy Movement: Tactics for an Election Year

Ali Hayat | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Evictions, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Steet, Tactics, 2012 Election, Political Parties, 2012 Occupy Wall Street, Politics News
Ali Hayat

2012 being an election year provides an opportunity to the Occupy movement to translate its general appeal into electoral success and in turn to representation within the American political system.

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Jason Cherkis

Occupy Atlanta Wins Deal With BB&T, Saves Historic Church

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Dexter Johnson, BB&T, Occupy Wall Street, Evictions, Atlanta, Occupy Our Homes, Higher-Ground-Empowerment-Center, Foreclosure, Occupy Atlanta, Big Banks, Vine City, Tim-Franzen, Hgec, Video, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Occupy Atlanta can declare another victory in its fight against big banks. Six days ago, Pastor Dexter Johnson called on the organizers ...

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Arin Greenwood

'One Strike' Policy Hits Very Ill Alexandria Woman

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Virginia, HUD One Strike Policy, Public Housing, Alexandria, Dc Impact, Christmas, Evictions, Alexandria Public Housing, Public Housing Drugs, Drugs, One Strike, War on Drugs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Shelly Anderson, Impact, DC News

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Shelly Anderson has stage 5 renal failure and needs a kidney transplant. The 33-year-old recently found out that her mother is a ma...

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Jason Cherkis

Occupy Activsts Help Families From Evictions As Part Of National Occupy Our Homes Action

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Occupy Chicago, Foreclosure Crisis, Video, East New York, Bailouts, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy NOLA, Evictions, Banks, Occupy Our Homes, Nevada, Occupy Atlanta, Gao, New York, Oregon, Business News

WASHINGTON -- In the late evening on Tuesday, Brigitte Walker welcomed Occupy Atlanta onto her property in an effort to save her Riverdale, Ga., home ...

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Jason Cherkis

Occupy Y'all Street: OWS Movement Moves Into The Atlanta Suburbs

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Video, Everhome, Christopher Rorey, Occupy Wall Street, Evictions, Rorey Family, Tawanna Rorey, Fannie Mae, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Occupy Atlanta, Occupy Y'All Street, Politics News

This is the second in a series of stories and short films on under-publicized Occupy sites. The first is here. Stay tuned in the coming days for more...

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Arin Greenwood

Occupy Protesters Read Between Lines Of Park Service Memo

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: u.s. Park Police, Occupydc, Evictions, McPherson Square, Occupy Dc, Occupy Washington DC, Video, Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Protests, National Park Service, Stop the Machine, Camping, Freedom Plaza, D.C., Jeffrey Light, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Are Occupy protesters in the nation's capital on the brink of eviction? Some say a notice from the National Park Service, which has juri...

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The JNF: Planting Trees or Uprooting Families?

Moriel Rothman | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Silwan, Conflict, Elad, Himnuta, Rabbis for Human Rights, Evictions, Israel, Palestine, Jnf, World News
Moriel Rothman

The Jewish National Fund was set up in 1901 to purchase land in the Land of Israel on behalf of the Jewish People. The JNF also has become Israel's forestry service. However, in addition to all of the important environmental work the JNF does, there is sadly a dark side.

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101-Year-Old Evicted Woman To Get Home Back

AP | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Evictions, Texana Hollis, Detroit Evictions, 101 Year Old Woman Detroit, 101 Year Old Evicted Woman, 101 Year Old Woman, Business News

DETROIT -- A 101-year-old woman who was evicted from her longtime Detroit home after her 65-year-old son failed to pay the mortgage is getting it back...

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UN Moves To Distance Itself From Dale Farm Eviction Row

PA | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Essex County, Basildon Council, Travellers, Dale Farm Travellers, Dale Farm, Gypsy, United Nations, Eviction, Evictions, Basildon, Home News

The United Nations has moved to distance itself from an adviser who has claimed the planned clearance of the UK's largest illegal travellers site viol...

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The Silent Majority: China's Other Lawyers

John Wagner Givens | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Chinese Government, Lawyers, China, Detention, Ai Weiwei, Torture, Demolition, Police, Evictions, World News
John Wagner Givens

We must remember that for every Chinese lawyer whose abduction or detention is reported, thousands of lawyers are challenging the state in myriad unreported ways.

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Final Whistle for 514 Families as Haitian Government Illegally Closes Stadium Camp

Beatrice Lindstrom | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Fifa, Human Rights, Housing, Homelessness, Soccer, Evictions, Michel Martelly, Earthquake, Haiti, World News
Beatrice Lindstrom

The government of Port-au-Prince is set on using the Sylvio Cator Stadium for a soccer game in early August, and on July 18, the mayor unlawfully evicted the last of the residents living in the Stadium's parking lot.

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Routine Eviction Turns Up $40K Grow House Operation, Weapons

Glenview, IL Patch | Carrie Miller Email the Author | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Glenview Patch, Evictions, Grow House Eviction, Chicagoland Patch, Patch, Chicago News

A routine eviction in Glenview Wednesday morning turned up a marijuana grow house and weapons cache, resulting in one arrest by the Cook County Sherif...

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With Foreclosures Taking Longer To Process, Backlog Isn't Going Anywhere

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Housing Market, Robo-Signing, Home Sales, Evictions, Mediation, Foreclosure, Repossession, Housing Crisis, Realtytrac, Business News

It takes much longer to process home foreclosures than it used to. In May, according to the real estate data firm RealtyTrac, one in every 605 home...

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As Hurricane Season Looms, Government Officers Destroy Haiti Tent Camps

Beatrice Lindstrom | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Michel Martelly, Evictions, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, World News
Beatrice Lindstrom

At least three camps housing approximately 1,000 Haitians displaced from the earthquake were destroyed by police this week in the Delmas suburb of Port-au-Prince.

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Goldman Sachs Suspends Foreclosures In Some States

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Evictions, Foreclosure Crisis, Housing Crisis, Business News, Goldman Sachs, Real Estate, Housing Markets, Suspended Foreclosures, Business News

(By Maria Aspan and Maureen Bavdek) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's mortgage servicing unit has suspended evictions and foreclosures in some states, acco...

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GMAC Pulls Foreclosure Affidavits Signed By Kristine Wilson

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Court, Paperwork, Ally Financial, Evictions, Gmac, Lawsuit, Housing Crisis, Freddie Mac, Bailout, Wall Street, Banks, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure, Florida, Business News

Attorneys for homeowners in Florida say Ally Financial's GMAC mortgage unit has begun to withdraw affidavits submitted in support of foreclosures that...

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GMAC Foreclosures Investigated By State Attorneys General

Bloomberg | Dakin Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freddie Mac, Court, Paperwork, California, Ally Financial, Evictions, Gmac, Lawsuit, Texas, Bailout, Banks, Foreclosure, Illinois, Housing Crisis, Wall Street, Business News

Attorneys general in three U.S. states are investigating foreclosures at Ally Financial Inc.'s GMAC Mortgage unit after the lender said it would halt ...

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Quaint Concept: Justice for All

Lawrence McGovern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Legal Representation, Legal Services, Hudson Valley, Abuse, Westchester County, Homelessness, Crime, Budget Cuts, Hunger in America, Evictions, Politics News
Lawrence McGovern

Legal service providers contend that it is not just a question of how America treats its most vulnerable citizens; justice for all makes a better America for all of its 300 million citizens.

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Assessing Your Real Estate Options

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Losing Home, Housing Market, Depression, Humor, Economy, Economic Crisis, Evictions, Home Prices, Nouveau Poor, Real Estate, Recession, Housing Crisis, Finding a Home, Home Foreclosures, Financial Advice, Mortgages, Unemployment, Freddie Mac, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure, Comedy, Housing Bubble, American Dream, Cave Dwelling, Squatting, Family, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Many are now asking themselves the question: "How will I find a new place to live when I have no income, cash or credit rating? Where will I go?" Don't panic. Let's calmly and rationally go over your options.

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The United States of Foreclosures: A Haitian Story

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Subprime, Evictions, Hsbc, Foreclosures, Prime, Housing Crisis, Economy, New York News
Danny Schechter

FORECLOSURES ARE RISING AND NOT JUST HOMEOWNERS AFFECTED; A Haitian Story: Loses Family Home In Earthquake, NY Home in "Bankquake" The financial cri...

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Sheikh Jarrah: A Case of Systemic Injustice

Ir Amim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Evictions, Sheikh Jarrah, Palestinian, Israeli Settlers, East Jerusalem, Unrwa, World News
Ir Amim

On a sunny afternoon, Dina Goldstein and I hail a cab in downtown Jerusalem on our way to the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Northeast Jerusalem.

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Eviction Yard Sale: A Scene That Is Surely Replicating Itself All Over America.

Rob Kall | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Evictions, U.S. Economy, Homelessness, Economy, Healthy Living News
Rob Kall

A recent CNN study found that almost half of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.

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My Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right Now

Michael Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cooperatives, Newspapers, Twitter, Civil Disobedience, Evictions, Credit Crisis, Credit Cards, Media, Facebook, Democratic Party, Green Energy, Single Payer, Barack Obama, Movies, Campaign Finance, Michael Pollan, Wall Street, Michael Moore, Protest, Sarah Palin, Showdown-in-Chicago, Financial Crisis, Capitalism: A Love Story, Universal Health Care, Climate Change, Foreclosure, Medicare, Unions, Global Warming, Politics News
Michael Moore

I have 15 things we can all do right now to fix the very broken system in this country and to fight back against those who have brought us to where we are. C'mon people -- we can do this!

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Predatory Equity

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Evictions, Predatory Equity, Tishman Speyer, Housing, Bank Loans, Peter Cooper Village, Stuyvesant Town, New York News
David R. Jones, Esq.

I know it's not nice to gloat, but the recent news of the financial turmoil at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village is just too good a story of greed and stupidity to let it pass.

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Woman Evicted For Leaving Up Easter Decorations

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Evictions, Easter, Holidays, Style News

BOULDER, Colo. — A woman is going to court claiming she was wrongly evicted from her apartment because she kept her Easter decorations on her do...

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