Ben Gutman

Housing and Development Reporter

Editorial Intern — Spring 2021
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Ben Gutman is pursuing an M.A. in Global Communication with a concentration in press & politics in Latin America at the George Washington University. At GW, he is a staff writer for the graduate student-run online publication, The International Affairs Review. Ben is a D.C. native and local community organizer passionate about the fight for immigrant rights, racial and socioeconomic equality, and the use of grassroots movements to effect change.

Articles by

• Unique settlement creates hope for change to rampant housing discrimination in DC

• Overloaded with landlords and real-estate developers, Bowser’s “Saving DC’s Rental Housing Market Strike Force” leaves out marginalized tenant voices

• Tenants at Marbury Plaza renew a decade-old rent strike as COVID-19 exacerbates a history of neglect

• Protesters call for Biden’s domestic policy chief to cancel rent

• DC indoor regulations limit hot meal and warm space availability