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Thomas Silverstein

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Thomas Silverstein is the president and executive director of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council.
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Opinion

HUD Scolds Boston and Minneapolis for Doing What It Says It Wants Done

Investigations into the fair housing practices of two US cities directly contradict race-neutral guidance from the Supreme Court. Cities must continue this work.

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Housing

Decommodifying Housing Without Reproducing American Apartheid

Though the idea of social housing is gaining traction among advocates and policy experts, the path of least resistance for its production in the U.S. is also the path of the perpetuation of residential racial segregation.