The Moving Threshold
A renter carries what she can as the floor beneath her apartment becomes a conveyor belt pushing her out the door. The image captures the instability behind America’s renewed eviction crisis: millions of renters face eviction filings each year, and the national numbers have largely returned to pre-pandemic levels. The deeper pressure never disappeared. High housing costs, limited affordable supply and fragile household finances mean that for many renters, keeping a home can feel less like standing on solid ground and more like trying to stay balanced while the system moves beneath them.