The Economic System That Made the Grenfell Tragedy Possible The Economic System That Made the Grenfell Tragedy Possible
In the UK—and in the US—public goods like affordable housing have been neglected to dangerous degrees.
Jun 26, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Another Terror Attack in London, as Grief and Anger Build in the Wake of the Grenfell Tower Fire Another Terror Attack in London, as Grief and Anger Build in the Wake of the Grenfell Tower Fire
The conflagration was a lethal consequence of years of putting profit before people’s lives.
Jun 19, 2017 / Maria Margaronis
Trump Friend Thomas Barrack Cashes Out of Colony Starwood Homes Trump Friend Thomas Barrack Cashes Out of Colony Starwood Homes
But the phenomenon Barrack started will outlive his ownership.
Jun 11, 2017 / Aaron Glantz
This Slumlord Is Donald Trump’s Good Pal This Slumlord Is Donald Trump’s Good Pal
Before billionaire Tom Barrack chaired Trump’s inaugural committee, his company was moving to evict a third of its tenants in one Atlanta-area county. This is Making America G...
Jun 8, 2017 / Aaron Glantz
The Civil Rights Movement Had One Powerful Tool That We Don’t Have The Civil Rights Movement Had One Powerful Tool That We Don’t Have
Without it, activists will have to find new ways to bring about change in 2017.
Mar 27, 2017 / Jon Else
Ben Carson Doesn’t Have Much Interest in the Agency He Will Run Ben Carson Doesn’t Have Much Interest in the Agency He Will Run
His Senate hearing was completely strange.
Jan 13, 2017 / David Dayen
Homeless in the Shadow of Santa Barbara’s Mansions Homeless in the Shadow of Santa Barbara’s Mansions
For hundreds of families, home is a car in a quiet parking lot.
Dec 20, 2016 / Jennifer Dworkin
Democrats Should Fight All of Trump’s Nominees. Yes, All of Them. Democrats Should Fight All of Trump’s Nominees. Yes, All of Them.
He’s betrayed his working-class supporters by naming a cabinet of millionaire and billionaire insiders.
Dec 8, 2016 / Joan Walsh
With Ben Carson at HUD, America’s Cities Really Could Become Hellholes With Ben Carson at HUD, America’s Cities Really Could Become Hellholes
The neurosurgeon has blasted the agency’s work as “social engineering” and “communist.”
Dec 6, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Wilbur Ross and Steve Mnuchin—Profiteers of the Great Foreclosure Machine—Go to Washington Wilbur Ross and Steve Mnuchin—Profiteers of the Great Foreclosure Machine—Go to Washington
Mnuchin and Ross led companies that committed fraud to foreclose on millions of homeowners. Now they will be in charge of the entire US economy. What could go wrong?
Nov 30, 2016 / David Dayen