Protests extend US eviction ban
On Friday 31 July the US Congress had failed to extend its about-to-expire evictions ban, and Joe Biden said there was nothing he could do. Then left-wing Missouri congresswoman Cori Bush galvanised protests by camping out on the Capitol steps. She was widely attacked, and not just on the right. A liberal newspaper in her city, St Louis, sneered that Bush “clearly misunderstands the complicated process” involved. The protests won. On 3 August the Biden administration introduced a new ban, until at least 3 October. Bush, who is from a poor background and worked as a nurse until her election...