Progressive state and city officials are pushing back against the right’s war on ‘woke capitalism.’ They could be doing even more with trillions of dollars in pension funds.
rental housing
Posted inEconomic Policy
Three Events That Speak to the Harris Economic Agenda
The Mars-Kellanova merger, the Kroger-Albertsons court case, and the monopolization lawsuit against RealPage all bolster her case against price-fixing.
Posted inHousing
Harris Housing Policy Blends Concepts From Across the Spectrum
The plan isn’t focused entirely on YIMBY ideas, or rent-limiting ideas.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Gavin Newsom’s Fraudulent Homelessness Agenda
The governor of California proposes to solve the problem by harassing people in circles.
Posted inHousing
California Voters Revisit Statewide Rent Control Law
The housing crisis puts the Costa-Hawkins Act under the microscope for the third time in six years.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Their Whole Racket Does Not Work
Our investigations editor takes us through some of the biggest scams of the week.
Posted inHousing
How an ‘Algorithm’ Turned Apartment Pools Green
RealPage, the rent-fixing software company currently under FBI investigation, also has apps for bogus fees, monetizing vacant apartments and inflating toxic property bubbles.
Posted inHousing
Homeowners Want Housing Prices to Go Up
This is ultimately the biggest hurdle for affordable-housing policy.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Loaded Up With Junk
Extra profits are the only explanation for many fees businesses charge.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Three Algorithms in a Room
A growing number of industries are using software to fix prices. Law enforcers are beginning to fight back.