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New Bill Targets Hedge Fund Stranglehold on Housing Market
The legislation aims to prevent rich investors from taking advantage of renters and limiting homeownership.
The Fed’s Response to Rising Inflation Protects the Wealthy at Workers’ Expense
Leftist economists Gerald Epstein and Robert Pollin offer an alternative vision for how to combat rising inflation.
San Francisco Has Voted to Tax Corporate Landlords for Leaving Housing Vacant
The groundbreaking affordable housing victory in San Francisco could serve as a blueprint for other cities to follow.
DOJ Won Antitrust Victory by Arguing Publishing Merger Would Harm Top Authors
The DOJ used an unusual legal strategy to stop the merger of two major publishing houses — with help from Stephen King.
Ticketmaster Has Driven Swifties Into the Anti-Monopoly Movement
Taylor Swift fans are calling to break up the company’s live events monopoly.
Capitalism Has Ended the Issue of Scarcity But Worsened the Crisis of Inequality
Capitalism will never deliver material well-being for all. We need a new system.
Senate Antitrust Leader, AOC Slam Ticketmaster Amid Taylor Swift Concert Snafu
Ticketmaster has exhibited a “pattern of non-compliance” with antitrust obligations, the senator wrote.
FTX Crypto Crash Threatens Life Savings of Working People
The dramatic collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX was enabled by politicians’ hands-off approach on regulation.
Tenants Demand Emergency Measures From White House as Rents Skyrocket
White House officials met with tenants on Monday but did not commit to declaring a housing emergency.
Biden May Extend Student Loan Payment Pause Again Amid Court Battles
Debt advocates say that extending the pause again is the bare minimum that Biden can do to help student loan debtors.