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Obama Administration on the Verge of Giant Sell-Out to Conservatives -- How to Stop Them

George Lakoff, AlterNet. May 21, 2010.

The Obama Administration's move to the right is about to give conservatives a victory they could not have anticipated, even under Bush: the privatization of public housing.

People in New Orleans Are Being Pushed Out of Their Homes--And Now, They're Pushing Back

Tram Nguyen, Colorlines.com. April 7, 2010.

Public housing demolitions and disastrous redevelopment policies have turned New Orleans' housing crisis into a human rights emergency.

How Will HUD Handle the Affordable Housing Crisis?

Garland McLaurin, Mike Fritz, American News Project. February 18, 2009.

Everyone knows about the crisis facing homeowners. But what about those who can't afford a home?

Obama's Weekly Address: Taps Another Clintonite for HUD

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. December 13, 2008.

Obama picks Shaun Donovan to head Department of Housing and Urban Development.

New Orleans Public Housing Defenders Face Terror Charges

Bill Weinberg, AlterNet. July 30, 2008.

As activists continue to fight for people's rights to keep their homes in New Orleans, repression by local authorities is brutal.

HUD Secretary -- Yet Another Corrupt Bush Crony, Resigns in Disgrace

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone. April 1, 2008.

The big surprise here is that there’s no whiny excuses yet. No alcoholism to blame, at least yet.

HUD Head Evicted: White House Officials "Questioned Ability to Lead the Agency"

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. March 31, 2008.

While Jackson was busy erecting giant photo homages to himself, the nation was spiraling into the worst housing crisis since the Great Depression.