The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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The Bankster Welfare State: Where Crime Pays
In a newly published paper, “Wall Street’s Six Biggest Bailed-Out Banks: Their RAP Sheets & Their Ongoing Crime Spree,” the non-profit group Better Markets reports $29 trillion spent in total bailout money.
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Minneapolis Confronts Its History of Housing Segregation
By doing away with single-family zoning, the city takes on high rent, long commutes, and racism in real estate in one fell swoop.
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America’s Homelessness Crisis Is Deepening
More than half a million people in the United States are homeless on any given night, and with housing prices rising and wages stagnant, the problem will only keep getting worse.
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Wall Street’s House of Cards: Let’s Play Bankster Three Card Monte
Dear Main Street, how do I scam thee? Let me count the ways. Or should I say, “Together we’ll go far.” It’s as if the bank CEOs have regular committee meetings to discuss the protocol of the Three Card Monte trick.
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Britain’s Homelessness Soars to a Six-Year High Amid Austerity and Housing Crisis
The number of people sleeping on the streets of Britain has soared to a six-year high, as new official statistics show homelessness increased by a staggering 16 percent in the last 12 months – and more than doubled since 2010.
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For the Country's Lower Half, Perils of Rising Inequality Becoming Painfully Clear
Recent research published about the Great Recession adds to the already clear evidence that rising inequality translates into nearly all of today's winnings going to the wealthy.
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How Banks Stole Homes From the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers
“Reverse redlining” flooded communities of color with toxic mortgages, practically ensuring default.
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One Woman's 10-Year Fight to Save Her Family From Foreclosure
"If we had known from the beginning how corrupt the system was, we probably never would have started."
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Thirst For Justice: A Small Business Homeowner Fights Wells Fargo Over Foreclosure Fraud
"It’s staggering that our justice system has so failed the American people on every level – homeowners and families are being stripped of their only investment, the one most important thing, literally the place you live."
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Stiglitz: Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream
Like the housing crisis that preceded it, the student debt crisis is intimately connected to America’s soaring inequality.
