Today’s Iran war news: The US-Iran impasse is undeniable to everyone ex Team Trump as Israel balks and the oil cliff comes ever closer.
Read more...Private equity’s expansion into housing comes at the same time as Americans are increasingly struggling to afford rent.
Read more...Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale leads charge for police state response that sees him and fellow techno-capitalists profit and gain more control.
Read more...Michael Hudson explains the dangers and costs of Wall Street’s Ponzi schemes.
Read more...A proposal to fund spay and neuter surgeries plus low-cost vet clinics and pop-up food pantries seeks to keep pets with their families.
Read more...On of Trump affordability ideas, of limits on big investor ownership of single family homes, is moving forward even though it won’t do much.
Read more...Private equity has its greedy eyes on a huge pot of money: 401(k) funds and their big ecosystem of service providers.
Read more...Utah aims to produce a model for Trump plan—an isolated “Accountability Campus” where commits will be reformed. Other states and localities are not far behind.
Read more...Private-equity-owned RealPage can still lead national rental housing cartel as it moves to access renters’ financial data and embraces AI decision-making. The company is also suing New York state for violating its speech by attempting to stop its illegal behavior.
Read more...Richard Murphy explains how antisocial neoliberal economics deliberately creates poverty — using fear and insecurity to keep wages low, rents high, and wealth flowing up to the richest.
Read more...Greystar is penalized 0.002 percent of the $300 billion worth of real estate it manages, and must stop using collusion software—maybe.
Read more...An in-depth talk between political scientist Tom Ferguson and Jacobin’s Nick French about recent big shifts, above all the rise of red tech.
Read more...Tenant unions are forming across the country to battle rent hikes, poor living conditions, and the eviction-to-prison pipeline.
Read more...Private equity, for one, which cashes in at nearly every stage of the American homelessness crisis.
Read more...At these venture capital AI valuations, “exit hurdles become exceptionally large.” That translates into “Look out below!”
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