Economics
The roots of the Los Angeles housing crisis
March 20, 2024Millions of government dollars that could have built public housing were refused. Instead, the city’s rulers chose suburbs and highways.
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U.S. policy implicated in the economic crisis driving Cuban protests
March 19, 2024Food and electricity shortages have battered the island, pushing hundreds to demonstrate in Santiago de Cuba and other cities.
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Michigan monopoly: Citizen coalition takes on utility giants
February 27, 2024It’s a typical monopoly story: Profits are up, but service and safety are down.
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Wall Street hedge funds are buying whole neighborhoods, driving up home prices
February 14, 2024By last March (the most recent data available), hedge funds accounted for over a quarter of all single-family home purchases in the United States.
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Billionaires are old news; world to soon have its first trillionaire
January 22, 2024Oxfam says the world has entered a “new era of monopoly.”
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