Amelia Rayno·Mar 10, 2022A 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…
Amelia Rayno·Feb 17, 2022“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…
Amelia Rayno·Feb 10, 2022The unhoused ought not go unheardWhen it comes to addressing homelessness, rather than pouring more resources into the same old solutions, we should meet unhoused…A response icon3A response icon3
Amelia Rayno·Dec 5, 2021Unhoused 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…A response icon1A response icon1
Amelia Rayno·Nov 18, 2021An 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.A response icon1A response icon1
Amelia Rayno·Aug 6, 2021Unhoused 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…A response icon1A response icon1
Amelia Rayno·Jul 12, 2021How 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…
Amelia Rayno·Mar 29, 2021The 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…
Amelia Rayno·Mar 8, 2021Another 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…
Amelia Rayno·Mar 7, 2021For 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.
