Amelia RaynoA right-wing coup could be brewing in Peru; for some that sounds all too familiarThere is no indication that the northern power is involved, but the U.S.’ long history of regime change against leftist governments has…Mar 10, 2022Mar 10, 2022
Amelia Rayno“Fuera FMI”: as a new agreement goes before Congress, the Argentine people protest a long, bad…Though the International Monetary Fund has the ability to infuse life into weak economies, too often it has trapped nations in a cycle of…Feb 17, 2022Feb 17, 2022
Amelia RaynoThe unhoused ought not go unheardWhen it comes to addressing homelessness, rather than pouring more resources into the same old solutions, we should meet unhoused…Feb 10, 20223Feb 10, 20223
Amelia RaynoUnhoused communities are not a monolithNot every encampment fits into surface-level stereotypes of extreme mental illness and low levels of function — but we should still…Dec 5, 20211Dec 5, 20211
Amelia RaynoAn open letter: to the male ‘Karen’ who couldn’t stand my van on your pristine streetIn a city where homelessness has reached epidemic levels, your idea of a solution is to ensure you can’t see it.Nov 18, 20211Nov 18, 20211
Amelia RaynoUnhoused below the San Jose river banks, these immigrants carve out their own American DreamIn the center of San Jose, California, the Guadalupe River splits from Los Gatos creek and continues northward, a walking trail winding in…Aug 6, 20211Aug 6, 20211
Amelia RaynoHow I’m able to spend the night (and actually sleep) in Skid RowMy work leads me to stay in this complicated unhoused community quite often; that would be impossible without the alliances that keep me…Jul 12, 2021Jul 12, 2021
Amelia RaynoThe forgotten roots of — and responsibility for — a diasporaAs many in the U.S. protest the influx of Central American migrants, they fail to recognize that this moment is in part a boomerang —flung…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Amelia RaynoAnother casualty of gentrification: when rising incomes mean less businessThe changing fabric of America’s cities is stripping away culture and memories — as well as control, again, from Black communities who…Mar 8, 2021Mar 8, 2021
Amelia RaynoFor America’s swelling ranks of homeless, finding four walls and a roof is just the beginning.Often, the formerly unhoused aren’t getting a home, but a vacant space, with no resources to set it up or stay there.Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
