The nation is on the brink of a severe housing disaster.

More than 1.2 million families are facing eviction in the coming months. Millions of others face foreclosures, persistent homelessness, unaffordable rental housing and out-of-reach home ownership.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in late August striking down President Joe Biden’s eviction moratorium will cause the pace of evictions to accelerate. The human costs of eviction are enormous, made worse by the ravages and uncertainty caused by the pandemic.

Read the full article at The Progressive.

Chuck Collins directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies. Follow him on Twitter @Chuck99to1.

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