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Low-income families using federal housing vouchers remain concentrated in high-poverty, racially segregated neighborhoods with little opportunity — even when affordable apartments are available in higher-income neighborhoods.
What I learned from talking to more than 70 of my peers — and trying to buy a house.
The New York Times: The American dream isn’t for black millennials Read More »
Elizabeth Anderson thinks we’ve misunderstood the basis of a free and fair society.
The New Yorker: The philosopher redefining equality Read More »
Wall Street firms drove up housing and rent prices while depressing homeownership rates after the financial crisis, according to a new study of economic data.
Splinter: Wall Street has made everything about our housing crisis worse Read More »
Redistribution is important, but it comes too late.
The New York Times: Elizabeth Warren wants to stop inequality before it starts Read More »
As the shutdown drags on, it’s jeopardizing the welfare of those who live in HUD-subsidized housing, including low-income families and the elderly.
NBC News: How the shutdown is hurting some of America’s poorest families Read More »
Investment in opportunity zones, the privatization of public housing, and a possible end to single-family zoning on the radar.
Next City: The three housing stories to watch in 2019 Read More »
The Atlantic, December 12, 2019: Perhaps the Most Effective Way to Fight Racism In White Right: Meeting With the Enemy, the filmmaker Deeyah Khan, a Muslim woman of color, recounts a television interview that she gave during the summer of 2016. “The fact of the matter is that the U.K. is never going to be
The Atlantic: Perhaps the most effective way to fight racism Read More »
The Atlantic, December 11, 2018:The Golden Age of Rich People Not Paying Their Taxes Rettig, a tax lawyer with decades of experience defending wealthy clients against the IRS, has been publicly noncommittal so far. Pressed by Democratic senators at his confirmation hearing, all he would say was that “one of [his] top priorities would be
The golden age of rich people not paying their taxes Read More »
Mark Calabria is a bold pick for the position, and his nomination is sure to rattle housing advocates.
Politico: Trump expected to name Pence aide Calabria as top housing regulator Read More »
A cultural critic reflects on pictures of the feminist icon that show a rare moral courage.
By doing away with single-family zoning, the city takes on high rent, long commutes, and racism in real estate in one fell swoop.
Slate: Minneapolis confronts its history of housing segregation Read More »
Late last month, Ritchie J. Torres, a popular city councilman from the Bronx, introduced a bill that would forbid certain businesses in New York from refusing to accept cash.Â
The New York Times: How the cashless economy shuts out the poor Read More »
A research paper published last month by economists at the Federal Reserve comes to a different conclusion: Millennials aren’t choosing to break economic traditions. Instead, we’re just broke.
Washington Post: Millennials aren’t breaking traditions. They’re just broke. Read More »
It’s not a coincidence that most people who are elected to public office are incredibly wealthy.
Huffington Post: Running for office is really hard if you’re not a millionaire Read More »
