he U.S. Treasury said on Monday that it will no longer require certain tax-exempt organizations including politically active nonprofit groups, such as the National Rifle Association and Planned Parenthood, to identify their financial donors to U.S. tax authorities.
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In a 2016 opinion, he described the CFPB and other independent agencies as a “threat to individual liberty.”
Vox: Consumer advocacy groups are extremely worried about Brett Kavanaugh Read More »
David Solomon will succeed longtime CEO Lloyd Blankfein as the head of Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs.
CNN: Goldman Sachs names David Solomon as next CEO Read More »
The financial constraints of major student loans make it harder for hundreds of thousands of Americans to buy their first homes. But so does a small technicality—one that the Federal Housing Administration could fix.
Atlantic: Yet Another Way Student Debt Keeps People from Buying Homes Read More »
White people like me should use the term because it shifts the race problem to us, where it belongs.
Yes Magazine: No, I won’t stop saying “White Supremacy” Read More »
according to a report by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, neighborhoods that were redlined in the 1930s are still predominantly nonwhite, lower-income and economically disenfranchised.
Truthout: Black Americans’ median wealth could disappear in one generation Read More »
A new study investigates the intersection of climate change and real estate, and finds that higher elevations bring higher values.
CityLab: ‘Climate Gentrification’ will deepen urban inequality Read More »
Airbnb frequently touts its economic impact in “diverse” neighborhoods, saying guests spend money locally and boost businesses in areas where tourism is not already prevalent.
But a new Purdue University study found that white neighborhoods – not their black or Latino counterparts – are the ones most likely to benefit from an influx of Airbnb guests.
The agency is drawing legal and political flak.
The post-industrial U.S. “legacy” cities are experiencing a renaissance. But lower-income, majority-black enclaves are struggling more than ever.
Fast Company: American cities are reviving–but leaving the poor behind Read More »
A new report lays out the reasons fewer young people are becoming homeowners, shows why it matters, and offers some solutions.
MarketWatch: Missing millennial homeownership endangers the American Dream Read More »
The Redlining practices of the 1930s have legacy that carries on to today. Sexual Assault, Poverty and Poor Internet plague those today who were denied fair lending 80 years ago.
“Justice Kennedy, a conservative, wrote in 2015 that ’restrictions that unfairly exclude minorities’ are unlawful,” said Jesse Van Tol, the CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.“This is a simple standard of fairness.”
American Banker: Supreme Court shuffle: 5 possible reverberations for banks Read More »
A court ruling could mean the reinstatement of driver’s licenses for more than 100,000 state residents.
Kennedy was the swing vote on a case that affirmed the Fair Housing Act protects against discrimination even if it isn’t explicit.
