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The Communist Horizon of Social Housing by Nick P.
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The Communist Horizon of Social Housing

The Communist Horizon of Social HousingBy / / 8 minutes of reading / Housing Justice, News and Events, political-education, The Nutmeg Socialist

The term “social housing” has gained traction on the US Left today. Prominent political currents in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have become more comfortable using the term to gesture vaguely at some more just allocation of housing than what currently exists. For example, DSA’s “Building for Power” (B4P) campaign encourages DSA chapters to “…work with tenants and/or tenant unions as well as building trades unions to retrofit social or other tenant housing,” operating under the assumption that social housing is an existing thing that can be improved upon.

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Connecticut DSA's Housing Agenda at the Statehouse | Connecticut DSA | Our formation is growing, but so is the greed. As Connecticut DSA's Housing Justice Project continues to build formidable tenant union groups across the state, we have met a statewide problem: the rent is too damn high! Predatory landlords have raised rent far higher than the rate of inflation or wages and tenants have no extra cash to spare. Tenants need a break.
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Connecticut DSA’s Housing Agenda at the Statehouse

Connecticut DSA’s Housing Agenda at the StatehouseBy / / 3 minutes of reading / Housing Justice, News and Events

Our formation is growing, but so is the greed. As Connecticut DSA’s Housing Justice Project continues to build formidable tenant union groups across the state, we have met a statewide problem: the rent is too damn high! Predatory landlords have raised rent far higher than the rate of inflation or wages and tenants have no extra cash to spare. Tenants need a break.

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This victory for tenants in Connecticut is not the first, and it will not be the last!

This victory for tenants in Connecticut is not the first, and it will not be the last!By / / 3 minutes of reading / Housing Justice, News and Events

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