Report on racial gap in mortgages reveals a ‘tax’ ripe for cutting
Rod Watson November 8, 2023 Read the full article here Buffalo News
Author: UB Center for Urban Studies
Stand for Indigenous land justice: Stop STAMP
If the state and federal governments truly stand behind their commitments to environmental justice, then we should stand with the Tonawanda—for the Big Woods, and for Indigenous land justice. Robin Wall Kimmerer November 7,...
Repairing Older Homes Will Save Lives
Older housing often lacks adequate air conditioning, and low-income households typically lack the funds to address these issues. Todd Swanstrom September 19, 2023 Read the full article here The Progressive
How corporate investors are squeezing Black families out of home ownership
In the years since the Great Recession, when housing prices dramatically fell, Wall Street investors have been buying large numbers of single-family homes to use as rentals. As of 2022, big investment firms owned nearly 600,000...
The rich know that warnings about making people ‘dependent on government’ are a scam
Cities across America (and around the world) are proving, with new Universal Basic Income (UBI) experiments, how wrong the old Republican canard really is. And what kind of damage it’s done to America during...
Santa Fe considers tax on mansions as housing prices soar
Voters are deciding whether to tax mansions to pay for affordable housing initiatives in a state capital city prized for its desert-mountain vistas, vibrant arts scene and stucco architecture rooted in Native American and...
Norfolk Southern Wants to Buy Cincinnati’s Publicly-Owned Railroad
On November 7, voters will have a chance to stop the tracks from being privatized. Glenn Daigon November 1, 2023 Read the full article here The Progressive
A Black Tiktoker Went Viral after Retelling A Horrifying Confession He Heard From an Aging White Ex-Firefighter
An ex-firefighter told a Black TikToker he used to leave Black people to die in burning homes. Kayln Womack October 30, 2023 Read the full article here The Root
Scholastic Book Fair Will Discontinue Separate Collection Of Race And Gender Books
The publisher had said it would segregate books with themes on race and gender at school fairs in order to navigate a rash of bans across the country. Shruti Rajkumer October 25, 20203 Read...
More money for wars, but can’t house the poor
The United States is in the midst of a housing crisis. Roughly one-half of all renters in the United States are “cost-burdened,” spending at least 30% of their income on rent. Just over one-fifth...