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COVID-19’s Economic Impact: Can Amending the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Help?

COVID-19’s impact on the world has been unsparing: it has taken thousands of loved ones and overburdened healthcare systems. Its economic impact has been no less devastating. Government-mandated shutdowns have forced many small businesses to shut their doors. Those lucky enough to remain open have seen a marked decrease in customers. A McKinsey & Company […]

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How We Gonna Pay Last Year’s Rent?* Advocating Rental Housing Reform in Boston

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*Adam Pascal et al., Rent, on, Rent Original Major Picture Soundtrack (Warner Records 2005). Unprecedented Rental Relief in Unprecedented Times The novel coronavirus is disrupting so much of life in Boston, MA. From school and business closings to rising unemployment rates, more residents than ever are concerned than ever with affording basic essentials—including the rent […]

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