In the 1980s, Wall Street vowed to make housing more affordable through deregulation of housing finance. The result was the 2008 crisis.
Books, Culture & the Arts
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An Abundance of Credulity
They want abundance. But they ignore who profits most from scarcity.
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Cold War Kids
Apple’s hit show ‘Severance’ was originally about the class struggle; Season 2 stifles that in favor of corporate crisis management.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Producer of Luigi Mangione Documentary Had Previous Show Canceled After Police Killing
Dan Abrams’s documentary on the UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying takes the police perspective. That’s common for the longtime journalist and legal analyst.
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Your Kink Is Health Care? Good Luck, Babe.
Fans have been pushing pop stars to take courageous political stands, but Chappell Roan’s skirmish with an obnoxious exec shows how hard it is for them to stand up even for themselves.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Exemplary Radical Skeptic
Christopher Jencks, one of the Prospect’s founding group, has died.
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Celebrity Fatigue
Glam doesn’t vote. If Democrats must have star power, they should figure out better ways to hitch their stars to campaigns and candidates.
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Pulled in All Directions
Chris Hayes’s new book argues that the demand for attention has taken over every facet of our lives.
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It Ain’t Me, Babe
Today on TAP: When biopics get it wrong—and occasionally get it just right
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Disney’s Catch and Kill
Disney wanted to corner the market on sports streaming. A rival blocked them. So Disney bought the rival.
