New York City shows that the Housing Question remains one about global capitalism

For New York City, the COVID-19 pandemic also meant better housing policies and outcomes, with a virtual end to evictions and housing for homeless people. Glyn Robbins writes that now, by contrast, rents, evictions, and homelessness are rising, and that a new investment trust for the New York City Housing Authority may be an opening move towards privatising the city’s public housing.