Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday called for an extension of a federal evictions moratorium and expanded unemployment benefits in response to new reporting spotlighting Americans’ divergent housing realities as a result of the nation’s deepening inequality triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
The headline on the Washington Post’s Monday story puts the disparity in clear terms: “2020 Is the Summer of Booming Home Sales—And Evictions.”
“Americans with money in the bank are buying bigger homes, while renters increasingly worry about eviction,” wrote the Post’s Heather Long.
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Read the full story on the Common Dreams website here.