Cea Weaver, who is used as a foil and whose perspective is unfairly maligned in this article, is basically 100% correct. Landlordism should not exist. Housing is a human right and should not be an investment commodity.

> Emergency policies enacted in times of crisis are prone to becoming permanent, which some members of the #CancelRent movement say is the goal.

This is a good thing. The COVID crisis has exacerbated the huge inequalities in housing in the US, and now is a better time than ever to fix things.