Who Benefits Most From Housing Subsidies? The Wealthy. Who Benefits Most From Housing Subsidies? The Wealthy.
Low-income households get about 8 cents per month from homeownership tax credits worth $90 billion a year.
Jul 1, 2016 / David Meni and Ezra Levin
In This Corner of Washington, the Only Ideology Is ‘Money’ In This Corner of Washington, the Only Ideology Is ‘Money’
Politico’s daily newsletter Influence describes every squeaking turn of the revolving door with a certain admiration.
Jul 1, 2016 / Thomas Frank
ISIS Is a Symptom, Not the Cause, of the Middle East’s Disintegration ISIS Is a Symptom, Not the Cause, of the Middle East’s Disintegration
And other vital lessons the US security establishment has not learned.
Jun 28, 2016 / Patrick Cockburn
Big Solar’s Obstructionism in Maine Big Solar’s Obstructionism in Maine
Will Big Solar perpetuate the abuses of Big Oil?
Jun 27, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin
Elizabeth Warren’s Fight Against Payday Lenders Comes to the Post Office Elizabeth Warren’s Fight Against Payday Lenders Comes to the Post Office
We could save Americans millions with postal banking.
Jun 20, 2016 / Bryce Covert
Growing Up With Climate Change Growing Up With Climate Change
My generation will be the first to have lived an entire lifetime in a climate changed world. We witnessed the first climate impacts. We will experience the worst. We were born into…
Jun 15, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin
Ever Heard of ‘Vulture Funds’? Well, They’re Destroying Puerto Rico Ever Heard of ‘Vulture Funds’? Well, They’re Destroying Puerto Rico
People are literally dying because of Wall Street greed.
Jun 10, 2016 / Brave New Films
Who Is Responsible for Puerto Rico’s Debt? Who Is Responsible for Puerto Rico’s Debt?
There’s evidence some of it is illegal—and activists agree that Washington’s colonial control over the island’s economy helped create the crisis.
Jun 7, 2016 / Ed Morales
Clinton May Take the Nomination, but Sanders Has Won the Debate Clinton May Take the Nomination, but Sanders Has Won the Debate
Sanders hasn’t merely won a seat at the table—he’s started a sea change in Democratic politics.
Jun 7, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
5 Books: University Press Books That Tackle Capitalism From Every Angle 5 Books: University Press Books That Tackle Capitalism From Every Angle
The best books for understanding our modern crises.
Jun 3, 2016 / Julia Ott