How Wall Street capitalized on the foreclosure crisis to become the nation’s largest owner of single-family homes.
Obama Administration
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The GOP’s Delusions
Politicians and voters, both pretending their party can do things it can’t.
Posted inEducation in America
Why the Administration Needs a Bolder Plan on School Integration
Diversity initiatives like Technical Assistance for Student Assignment Plans can’t succeed without a larger federal strategy to combat segregation in schools. Â
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Our Incoherent China Policy (Fall Preview)
The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership is bad economics, and even worse as containment of China.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Details Emerge for Baltimore’s Plan to Privatize Public Housing
A little over a year ago I reported on the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)-the federal government’s new plan to preserve public housing by turning units over to the control of private developers. Instead of Congress supporting public housing through direct subsidies to local housing authorities-a responsibility which they’ve persistently shirked for decades-RAD would enable private […]
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The Labor Prospect: Employing Standards
A game-changing decision from the NLRB, Uber drivers launch a class-action lawsuit, and the struggle to pay tuition on minimum wage.Â
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Fair Housing Failure—Where Even the Liberal North Whistles Dixie
The Obama administration’s new fair housing rules are the strongest in decades, but may not mean much without meaningful enforcement.Â
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The Revolving Door Is Spinning Out of Control. Can It Be Slowed?
New legislation targets Wall Street’s influence in Washington.Â
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Federal Contract Workers Are Demanding a Big Raise. But Will They Get It?
The Fight for $15 comes to Washington.Â
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What We Talk About When We Shout About Iran
The real argument isn’t about the fine print. It’s about Obama, Netanyahu, and the value of diplomacy.
