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Biden Administration Unveils Proposed Renter Protection

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2023 The administration says the moves will safeguard renters and promote rental affordability. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Philadelphia’s Chinatown Battles Gentrification

Rikki Li / Prism Reports Jan 6, 2023 After facing decades of predatory development, youth and elders in Philadelphia's Chinatown have rallied together against the latest threat. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Fed Protects Gamblers at the Expense of the Economy

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jan 8, 2020 Its forced choice to bankroll hedge funds and other speculative ventures in repo market comes at a price to the middle class. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

A Tool for Dismantling Capitalism Is Hiding in Plain Sight

By Tannara Yelland / Los Angeles Review of Books Oct 18, 2019 Geographer Samuel Stein’s captivating new book is an effort to shift the housing discussion away from urbanism and toward socialism. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Google Secretly Expands Tech Empire Across the U.S., Getting Millions in Tax Breaks

Ilana Novick Feb 18, 2019 A Washington Post investigation reveals how the company used NDAs to hide from the public. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kushner-Linked Firm Targets Richer Areas in Program for Poor

JEFF HORWITZ and STEPHEN BRAUN / The Associated Press Dec 16, 2018 Cadre is a high-profile example of how early investor interest in Opportunity Zone tax breaks appears focused on places that need it least. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Reportedly Duped Investors and Profited Handsomely for Years

Heather Vogell / ProPublica Oct 17, 2018 An explosive ProPublica investigation exposes the deceitful tactics that enabled the "Apprentice" host to amass a vast real estate empire. Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )

Blackstone, BlackRock or a Public Bank for California’s Money?

Ellen Brown / Truthdig May 25, 2018 The state’s stagnant funds could be put to good and much-needed work through a publicly owned bank—instead of being put at high risk through investment in public-private partnerships. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Screw U: The Illegal Business Practices of Trump University

Stephen Gilpin Feb 20, 2018 Soon after the author of "Trump U" started working for Donald Trump, he realized he was part of an appalling con game. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Profiting Off Pain: Trump Confidant Cashed In on the Housing Crisis

By Aaron Glantz / Reveal Jul 8, 2017 One of the president’s closest friends, Southern California billionaire Thomas J. Barrack (pictured), bought up homes during the Great Recession, bumped up rents and allowed the properties to fall into disrepair. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Paul Manafort’s Real-Estate Deals Reportedly Probed by New York’s Top Cop

By Eric Larson and Greg Farrell / Bloomberg May 15, 2017 State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, an outspoken Trump critic, is said to have opened an investigation targeting the president's former campaign manager (pictured). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )