Monthly Archives: February 2013

Housing is a Right

One of Robert  Frost’s poems includes this exchange, part of a winter conversation between a farmer and his wife: “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in.” “I should have called … Continue reading

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Show Your Support for the National Housing Trust Fund

The Law Center firmly believes we all have a human right to safe, affordable housing—a position the U.S. government has supported through international treaties, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural … Continue reading

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Anatomy of a Hurricane

Months after Hurricane Sandy struck, families across the Northeast are still struggling to rebuild their lives.  When news of the storm first broke, my mind was fixed on an immediate family member in Manhattan. I watched from the West Coast … Continue reading

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