Seeing a profitable opening in the wake of the foreclosure crisis, investment groups have worked diligently to bring a “rentership society” into being.

The city is home to more than 40,000 vacant properties. Now neighborhoods are hoping a new public entity can help them bounce back from the post-industrial blues.

A new report finds that half of all renters pay more rent than they can afford -- defined as 30 percent of their income or more.

Activists Marshall Ganz, Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis share how organized people can successfully fight organized money.

Sequestration mandates made housing less affordable than ever. Congressional inaction will keep it that way.

Our interactive map of nationwide news shows how much sequester-related cuts to low-income housing programs are hurting the poor.

Economic equality advocates Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis share how social action can change both policy and lives.

Activists Marshall Ganz, Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis share how organized people can successfully fight organized money.

Nuns on the Bus visits Mercy Housing in Chicago, and meets Shiesha Smith, one of its success stories

The sociologist discusses how individual Americans are affected by the global economic crisis. Plus, a critical look at spending on political TV ads.